Summary
A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer in a van who lures young female hitchhiker victims on a desolate Australian highway.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 92Audiences 66GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer92%
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.6
Audience score61%
Box office
6%of its budget back
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $100 K
Worldwide it made back $100 K of the $2 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for mysteries
typical 102101Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1981
February 27, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
MysteryThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 more21 people
- Stacy KeachPatrick 'Pat' Quid
- Jamie Lee CurtisPamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
- MEMarion EdwardMadeleine 'Frita' Day
- Grant PageSmith or Jones
- TSThaddeus SmithPoliceman 'Abbott'
- SMSteve MillichampPoliceman 'Costello'
- Alan HopgoodLester
- John MurphyBenny Balls
- BSBill StaceyCaptain Careful
- Robert ThompsonSneezy Rider
- ETEd TurleyRoadhouse Proprietor
- ALAngelica La BozzettaYoung Hitchhiker
- CVColin VancaoFred Frugal
- PHPaul HarrisFrugal Son
- RHRochelle HarrisFrugal Daughter
- TBTony BishopHoneymooner
- AHAbbe HolmesHoneymooner
- CACarole-Ann AylettCleaning Lady
- KKillerBoswell
- LJLes JamesMechanic Tending to Alarm (uncredited)
- TRTom RyanJackaroo (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Richard Franklin Director, Original Story, Producer
- Tom Burstall Assistant Director
- Robert Kewley Assistant Director
- James Parker Assistant Director
- Anne McLeod Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Everett De Roche Original Story, Screenplay
Production · 8
- Bernard Schwartz Executive Producer
- Warwick Ross Production Assistant
- Barbara Gibbs Production Manager
- Barbi Taylor Co-Producer
- Greg Ricketson Production Manager
- Billy Baxter Production Assistant
Camera · 10
- Vincent Monton Director of Photography
- Jim Townley Still Photographer
- Louis Irving Camera Operator, Second Unit Cinematographer
- Karel Akkerman Grip
- Jamie Leckie Assistant Grip
- Greg Wallace Grip
Editing · 1
- Edward McQueen-Mason Editor
Sound · 9
- Brian May Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Andrew London Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul Clark Sound
- Lon Bender Sound Editor
- Robert W. Glass Jr. Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ray Phillips Sound
Art · 4
- Jon Dowding Art Direction, Production Design
- Jill Eden Set Decoration
- Harry Zettel Assistant Art Director
- Nick Hepworth Props
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Aphrodite Kondos Costume Design
- Lois Hohenfels Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Roger Cowland Visual Effects
Lighting · 3
- Colin Williams Electrician
- Tony Holtham Electrician
- Daryl Binning Electrician
Other crew · 4
- Grant Page Stunt Coordinator
- Heath Harris Technical Advisor
- Eric Lomas Second Unit Cinematographer
- Ross Cockle Score Engineer
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