Hitch-Hike

Original title: Autostop rosso sangue

1977
Unrated
1h 44m

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A bickering couple driving cross-country through California pick up a psychotic hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to Mexico.A bickering couple driving cross-country through California pick up a psychotic hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to Mexico.A bickering couple driving cross-country through California pick up a psychotic hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to Mexico.

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6.8/10

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Eve Mancini
(as Corinne Clery)

David Hess

Adam Konitz

Joshua Sinclair

Oaks
(as John Loffredo)

Carlo Puri

Hawk

Ignazio Spalla

Mexican Way Station Clerk
(as Pedro Sanches)

Leonardo Scavino

Mendoza
(as Leon Lenor)

Mónica Zanchi

Girl at Camp Site
(as Monica Zanchi)

Benito Pacifico

Highway Patrolman #1

Angelo Ragusa

Highway Patrolman #2

Luigi Birri

Man at Camp Site

Fausto Di Bella

Motorcycle Punk #1

Hélène Chauvin

Motociclista
(uncredited)

John P. Dulaney

Man at Camp Site
(uncredited)

Ann Ferguson

Lucy Stetson
(uncredited)

Per Holgher

Motorcycle Punk #2
(uncredited)

Robert Sommer

Harry Stetson
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Franco Nero had a broken hand throughout the film because he actually broke his hand while punching a misbehaving horse on the set of Keoma (1976). Because of the injury the script was rewritten to have Walter drunkenly fall and break his hand early in the film. It was also rewritten so that Eve would be driving the car throughout the film. Originally it was supposed to be Walter driving.

Goofs
Though set in California, road signs are not in American design style.

Quotes
Adam Konitz: [sending them over a cliff in a flaming truck] Bye Faggots!

Alternate versions
The French Canadian video release on the MPA label contains an additional gore shot when David Hess' character shoots a police officer in the head. This French version was also re-edited for an attempt at a happy ending. Basically, the scene in which Franco Nero and Corrine Clery meet the bikers at the roadstop diner is towards the beginning of the film and their subsequent wipe out on the oil slick has been completely omitted. The film ends with Nero and Clery laughing and driving away with all the money after killing Hess.

Connections
Featured in The Devil Thumbs a Ride (2002)

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9/10

Little known, but terrific road thriller

Intense, off-beat Italian thriller is an underexposed classic.

Fueding married couple, traveling across the country, make the mistake of picking up a hitch hiker who turns out to be a violent bank robber. But that's only the beginning of the story.

Skillfully well done thriller is gripping in it's wildly turning plot. The cinematography is stylishly good, with some beautiful country side filming locations. The music, though seemingly out of place at times, is great too. In addition there is a decent amount of violence and some nudity.

The real highlights of this film though are it's three stars, who seem to be in a show-stealing competition all through out the film. Franco Nero does a convincingly good performance as the alcoholic reporter, who has grown tired of his wife. Corinne Clery is fetching and talented as Nero's equally weary wife. The terrific David Hess makes for another great villain, also having played a crazed criminal in both Craven's Last House on the Left (1972) and another Italian exploitation film House on the Edge of the Park (1979).

For those who are seeking an unconventional thriller or just a fan of Hess, this film will be a well rewarding watch.

*** 1/2 out of ****