The Hitch-hiker

While on a cross-country drive, a bitter writer (international superstar Franco Nero of DJango) and his beautiful wife (... (more)

While on a cross-country drive, a bitter writer (international superstar Franco Nero of DJango) and his beautiful wife (Corinne Clery, the Story of O and Moonraker) pick up a stranded motorist (David Hess of Last House on the Left infamy). But when this hitcher turns out to be a depraved psychopath, their road trip takes a vicious detour into sex and savagery where the miles are marked in mayhem and vengeance is the ultimate rule of thumb. Rarely seen in the U.S. (causing it to be named "one of the greatest exploitation films no one has ever seen" - IGN) Hitch-Hike is a sleaze epic fueled by wild performances, scenes of shocking violence, and a visceral score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone. this rare video release is completely uncut and uncensored, and presents co-writer/ director Pasquale Festa Campanile's vision in all its shocking glory. (less)

Beyond its obvious cultural significance as the only classic film noir directed by a woman (actress Ida Lupino), THE HIT... (more)

Beyond its obvious cultural significance as the only classic film noir directed by a woman (actress Ida Lupino), THE HITCH-HIKER is perhaps better remembered as simply one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, THE HITCH-HIKER is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) who are held captive by a homicidal drifter (William Talman). He forces them, at gunpoint, to embark on a grim joyride across the Mexican desert. (less)