The Hitcher (2007)
| Release Date | 19 January 2007 |
| US Box Office | $16,000,000 |
| Tagline | Never pick up strangers. |
| Genre | Action, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Slasher Film |
| Mood | Blood and Gore |
| Themes | Serial Killers, Miscarriage of Justice, Mind Games |
| Tones | Gruesome, Tense, Menacing, Disturbing |
| Tags | College Student, Couple, Cross Country, Evidence, Frame Up, Highway, Hitchhiker |
The Hitcher is a 2007 slasher film starring Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton. It is a remake of the 1986 film of the same name starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and C. Thomas Howell. The Hitcher was directed by Dave Meyers and produced by Michael Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes. This is the next feature film which Sean Bean collaborated with Michael Bay after Bay's 2005 film, The Island.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kyle Davis
Buford's Store Clerk
Skip O'Brien
Sheriff Harlan Bremmer Sr.
Danny Bolero
Officer Edwards
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Young Father
Lauren Cohn
Marlene
Michael J. Fisher
Transport Guard #2
Joseph Michael Self
Transport Guard #1
Brad Robinson
Correctional Officer
Kurt Grossi
Officer Franklin
Kurt Bryant
Paramedic
Dick Hancock
Ryder’s Guard
Jesse De Luna
Officer #1
Kurt E. Soderling
Helicopter Co-Pilot
Lance Strumpf
Helicopter Pilot
Damon Carney
Negotiator
Dave Colon
N.M. State Trooper
Stephanie Huettner
Student
George McLain
Officer George
Patricia Miller
NM Police Officer
D'Nette Pennington
Young Mother
Isaac Rodriguez
N.M. State Trooper
Director
Writer
Eric Red
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Jake Wade Wall
Eric Bernt
Producer
Matthew Cohan
associate producer
Bradley Fuller
producer
Alfred Haber
producer
Alma Kuttruff
co-producer
Charles R. Meeker
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
James Hawkinson
Editor
Jim May
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Casting Director
Lisa Fields
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Production Designer
David Lazan
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Art Director
Rob Simons
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Set Decorator
Randy Huke
Costume Designer
Leeann Radeka
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Makeup Department
Jaremy Aiello
painter: K.N.B. EFX Group, sculptor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Howard Berger
special makeup effects designer and creator
Troy Breeding
makeup artist
Michael Deak
shop supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Jeff L. Deist
mold maker: K.N.B. EFX Group
Alex Diaz
on-set technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Jake Garber
key on-set makeup effects artist
Grady Holder
mold maker: K.N.B. EFX Group
Akihito Ikeda
painter: K.N.B. EFX Group, sculptor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Steve Katz
foam technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Derek Krout
foam technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Jim Leonard
mold maker: K.N.B. EFX Group
Harrison Lorenzana
on-set technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Mike McCarty
makeup supervisor: K.N.B. effects group
Kelly Nelson
department head hair stylist
Carla Palmer
makeup department head
Frank Parrish
hair stylist
Susan Pfifer
hair stylist
Ben Rittenhouse
foam technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Shannon Shea
shop supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Sheila Trujillo
makeup artist
Patricia Urias
foam technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
A.J. Venuto
foam technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Production Manager
Alma Kuttruff
unit production manager
Tim Pedegana
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doug Carter
second second assistant director
Phil Hardage
first assistant director
Chemen Ochoa
additional second assistant director: New Mexico
Katie Tull
second assistant director, first assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Brandon Campbell
set dresser
Jennifer Carpenter
construction estimator
Lance Cheatham
set dresser
Ursula Coyote
second art department coordinator
April Crump
assistant property master
Tom Dreesen
construction coordinator
William F. Gambill
stand-by painter
Jim Kolmar
art department assistant
Ellen Lampl
graphic designer
Christopher Martin
lead greens
David Menefee
general foreman
Jorge Paris
art department coordinator
John Parker
on-set dresser
Shane Patrick
leadman
Adele Plauche
set designer
Jeremy Reeves
set dresser
Charles Seale
construction foreman
Corissa Smith
scenic artist
Gary Wimmer
charge scenic
Robert R. Wonson
set dresser
Koen Wooten
property master
Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz
re-recording engineer
Stacy Brownrigg
production sound mixer
John Cannon
assistant sound editor
Thadd Day
boom operator
Shawn Harper
cable person
Chris Hogan
dialogue editor
Daniel J. Leahy
additional re-recording mixer
Dave McMoyler
supervising sound editor
Christian P. Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Kelly Oxford
supervising sound editor
Michelle Pazer
adr editor
Bryan Pennington
consultant: Dolby film sound
Alan Rankin
sound designer
Lyndsey Schenk
additional sound editor
Unsun Song
sound re-recordist
Jon Taylor
sound re-recording mixer
Jon Title
sound effects editor
Karen Vassar
sound editor, sound effects editor
Tim Walston
sound effects editor
Matthew J. Ward
staff engineer
Special Effects
Michael Ahasay
special effects foreman
Jay Appleberry
special effects technician
Robert Brown
special effects technician
Sebastien Caillabet
special effects technician
David J. Chamerski
special effects technician
William D. Harrison
special effects technician
Vicki V. Johnson
special effects medic
William D. Kennedy
special effects foreman
Marcus LaPorte
moldmaker
Joe Mack
special effects technician
Mike McCarty
puppeteer
John D. Milinac
special effects coordinator
Jamie Reedy
special effects technician
Shane Scott
special effects technician
Lino Stavole
special effects technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group
Robert Stewart
special effects technician
Patricia Urias
special effects: foam department
Lindsay Vivian
special effects purchaser
Visual Effects
Joel Behrens
compositor: Digital Domain
Niki Bern
compositor
Kevin Bouchez
compositor
Chad E. Collier
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Janice Barlow Collier
dustbuster: Digital Domain
Joshua Doud
data integration artist
Scott Gastellu
compositor
Paul C. George
shader technical director
John Healy
restoration
Elizabeth Hitt
digital production manager
Michelle Jacobs
visual effects production coordinator
David James
visual effects producer
David James
visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Sarahjane Javelo
digital paint/rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Thitipong Pao Jitmakusol
texture artist
Joshua H. Johnson
paint and rotoscope supervisor: Digital Domain
Paul Jordan
rigger
Jack Kasprak
animator
John Kasprzak
digital artist
Lawrence Klein
visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Michael Liv
dustbuster: Digital Domain
Jo Lockman
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain, dustbuster
Todd Maugh
technical assistant
Richard Morton
animator
David Niednagel
previsualization animator
Kym Olsen
compositor
Paul George Palop
lighting technical director: Digital Domain
Stephan Pilon Lectez
compositor
Kelly Port
visual effects supervisor
Gerald Ragland
digital intermediate support colorist
Tim Ranck
animator
Olivier Sarda
compositor
Christopher Savides
color grader
Som Shankar
lead intergration artist
Jarom Sidwell
visual effects production assistant
Kristen Swanson
dustbusting lead: Digital Domain
Danny Gordon Taylor
animation supervisor
Craig Van Dyke
animator
Keith Weilmuenster
digital matte painter
Amanda Hampton
pipeline engineer
Ian A. Harris
digital artist: Digital Domain
Dan Patterson
digital character artist: Digital Domain
Stunts
Jennifer Badger
stunts
Kurt Bryant
stunt coordinator
Annie Chasse
stunts
Mark De Alessandro
stunts
John Dixon
stunt utility
Corey Michael Eubanks
stunt driver
Dane Farwell
stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez
stunt driver
Jason Gray
utility stunts
Dick Hancock
stunts
Jim Henry
stunts
David Brian Martin
stunts
Eddie Matthews
stunts
Michael Owen
stunts
Carl Paoli
stunts
Denney Pierce
stunts
Jeff Schwan
stunts
Steve Walters
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan Abrams
camera production assistant
Troy Anderson
lighting technician
Kelly Bogdan
second assistant camera: additional photography
Glenn Brown
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Chip Byrd
first assistant camera: "c" camera
Beau Chaput
first assistant camera: "d" camera
Patrick B. Coate
film loader
Matt Cowan
dolly grip: "b" camera
Theda Cunningham
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ryan Eustis
second assistant camera: "c" camera
Robyn Greer
electrician
Kurt Grossi
key grip
Jess Haas
additional rigging electrician
Gary Hatfield
camera operator: "b" camera, director of photography: second unit
Robert Hicks
key rigging grip
Donald R. Howe Jr.
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Edison Jackson
best boy electric
Gary Jay
camera operator: "a" camera
Jason Kay
technocrane operator
Dan Kneece
camera operator: "a" camera, additional photography
Patrick Lennon
gaffer
Greg Lomas
dolly grip: "a" camera
Scott Magruder
rigging electric
Peter McKernan
pilot: Spacecam
Chris McNellis
grip
P.K. Munson
first assistant camera
Clayton Null
electrician
Georgia Pierson
electric rigging crew
Gabe Proctor
video assist operator
Jessica Ramos
camera production assistant
Van Redin
still photographer
Richard Romero
grip
Peter Simonite
camera operator: "c" camera
Kurt E. Soderling
aerial director of photography
Ezra Venetos
grip
Jesse Wolter
rigging grip
Thomas Young
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Animation Department
Angie Jones
animator: Digital Domain
Casting Department
John Barba
casting associate
Kathryn Brink
casting: New Mexico
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson
adr voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Brock
costume production assistant
Emily Dellheim
costume production assistant
Nyima Johnston
key set costumer
Jennifer Schossow
costumer
John H. Smith
key costumer, wardrobe supervisor
Rachel A. Walker
set costumer
Editorial Department
Christine Carr
digital intermediate producer
Dylan Carter
on-line editor
Salvatore Catanzaro
assistant on-line editor
Rob Doolittle
senior digital on-line editor
Peter Gvozdas
first assistant editor
Tom Hoffman
dailies producer
Missy Papageorge
digital intermediate producer: Company 3
Sarah C. Reeves
post-production assistant
Eric Rolnick
editorial technician: Digital Domain
Kurt Smith
color timer
Stefan Sonnenfeld
colorist: Company 3
Ian Turpen
digital intermediate scanner: Company 3
Fulvio Valsangiacomo
assistant editor
Lawrence Howard Williams
post digital media operator
John Zaik
colorist: dailies
Music Department
Christine Bergren
music legal and clearance
Jeffrey Biggers
score mixer
Clay Duncan
composer: additional music
Jay Flood
composer: additional music
Alan Meyerson
score mixer
Joel J. Richard
composer: additional music
Brian Richards
music editor, additional music programmer
Pieter A. Schlosser
composer: additional music, additional music programmer
Holeg Spies
music and media licensing
Jojo Villanueva
music supervisor
Transportation Department
Monica Allen
van driver
Kevin Beard
driver: insert car
Charles Coulter
transportation co-captain
Sam Craytor
driver: honeywagon
Kenny Heath
driver
Gerald Lee
driver: stakebed
C.D. Corky Newberry
driver
Jimmy Ray Pickens
transportation captain: New Mexico
Gwendalane Ramos
transportation secretary
Phil Schriber
transportation coordinator
Marti Wells
transportation captain
Steven Willhoite
driver: production van
Other Crew
Andrew P. Aguilar
office production assistant
John Arszyla
set medic
Ken Beggs
animal trainer
Robin Brackeen
second assistant accountant
Krysti Burkemper
production assistant
Paul A. Calabria
animal handler: New Mexico
Mary Beth Chambers
production assistant
Bobbi Colorado
animal handler: Texas
J.J. Dalton
set production assistant
Dustin Daniels
location assistant
Deborah Dellosso
animal handler: New Mexico
Shanti Delsarte
production coordinator
Joli Eberhart
assistant: Mr. Bay
Colin Edlund
key craft service
Susan Foley
production assistant
Holly Gent Palmo
assistant: Ms. Kuttruff
Gina Grande
script supervisor
Lisa Greenblatt
assistant: Mr. Form & Mr. Fuller
Granville Greene
location manager: New Mexico
Chris Hadlock
production secretary
Sophia K. Hussain
assistant: Mr. Meyers
Anne Johns
assistant: Ms. Kuttruff
Andrea Johnson
asset assistant
Gordon Kaywin
assistant: Mr. Form & Mr. Fuller
Nell Kennedy
assistant production office coordinator
Kelly Kernan
location manager: Texas
Ashley Kravitz
clearance
Greg Kupiec
main title designer
Steven R. Kutcher
entomologist
Bill Lanier
assistant: Mr. Bean
Shane Mallory
production assistant
Peter McKernan
aerial coordinator
Peter McKernan Sr.
helicopter ground safety
Jennifer S. Milliman
production assistant
Carrie Oviatt
first assistant accountant
Harley Pasternak
personal trainer
John K. Patterson
supervising location manager: new mexico
Damon Phillips
stand-in
John M. Pisani
unit publicist
Michele Pollack
entomologist assistant
Daniel Quanz
production assistant
Jeremiah Ra Richards
production assistant, location assistant
Tom Roach
animal handler: New Mexico
Jacqueline Sanders
animal handler: New Mexico
Marvin Schroeder
master armorer
M.K. Shaw
payroll accountant
Stefan Sonnenfeld
executive producer: Company 3
Danny Sutedja
location production assistant
Christina Tomas
animal handler: New Mexico
Andrea Trisdale
photo double, stand-in
Ben Urquhart
post production executive
Nadia Venesse
dialect coach
Steve White
assistant location manager
Jenni Wieland
first assistant accountant
Leigh A. Wilbourn
production coordinator
Dennis Williams
location scout
Edward Albolote
assistant: Michael Bay
Production Company
Focus Features
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Intrepid Pictures
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Platinum Dunes
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Distributor
Bazuca Films
Cascade Film
Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution
Odeon
Pandasia Entertainment
RCV Film Distribution
Rogue Pictures
SND
Shaw Organisation
Solar Films
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Universum Film (UFA)
Blue Sky Media
RCV Home Entertainment
Universal Home Entertainment
Special Effects
K.N.B. Effects Group
Digital Domain
Miscellaneous
1741
titles
Act One Script Clearance
script research
Brigade Security of Texas
security: Texas
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, dollies, camera car
Cinetiks
music license service
Company 3
digital intermediate
Corbis
still photographs
McKernan Motion Picture Aviation
helicopters
Panavision
cameras and lenses
Pivotal Post
Avid editing equipment provided by
Reel Chefs Catering
catering
Remote Control Productions Inc.
score mixed at
Remote Control Productions
score mixed at
Studio Animal Services
animal handler: New Mexico
TFN Lighting
lighting equipment
Technicolor
color and prints
Todd-AO Radford
re-recorded at
US Computamatch
film data management
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