The Hitcher 4K Blu-ray

British label Second Sight has officially announced and detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Robert Harmon's cult film The Hitcher (1986), starring Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn, and John M. Jackson. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on September 30.

Description: A would-be samaritan picks up a hitchhiker and soon discovers the man is a relentless serial killer. Framed by the cold-blooded murderer for a string of slayings, his only help comes from a caring waitress as they attempt to flee from both the law and the hitcher.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from the original camera negative supervised and approved by Director Robert Harmon
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK, plus original stereo audio mixes
• NEW Bullseye: interview with Robert Harmon (41 Minutes)
• NEW Penning the Ripper: interview with Eric Red (41 Minutes)
• NEW Doomed to Live: interview with C Thomas Howell (28 Minutes)
• NEW The Man from Oz: interview with John Seale (10 Minutes)
• NEW A Very Formative Score: interview with composer Mark Isham (15 Minutes)
• NEW audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Audio commentary with Robert Harmon and Writer Eric Red
• Scene specific audio commentary with Robert Harmon, Eric Red, Executive Producer Edward S Feldman, Composer Mark Isham, Director of Photography John Seale and Actors Rutger Hauer and C Thomas Howell
• The Projection Booth Podcast: featuring Robert Harmon and Rutger Hauer
• Duel Runner: Leigh Singer on the evolution of The Hitcher and Rutger Hauer (20 Minutes)
• China Lake: a short film by Robert Harmon newly restored (35 Minutes)
• The Calling Card: Robert Harmon on China Lake (15 Minutes)
• Telephone: a short film by Eric Red (26 Minutes)
• The Hitcher: How do these movies get made? (38 Minutes)
• Trailers (5 Minutes)
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
• BLU-RAY: REGION-FREE
• 4K BLU-RAY: REGION-FREE

Limited Edition Contents

• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Adam Stothard
• 200-page hardback book with exclusive Robert Harmon interview by Lou Thomas, exclusive Eric Red interview by Matthew Thrift, new essays by Heather Drain, David Kittredge, Craig Ian Mann, Rebecca McCallum, Meagan Navarro and Jon Towlson, archival Fangoria article and Behind the Scenes photo gallery
• Eric Red's original screenplay book
• 6 collectors' art cards