Product DescriptionWhat is it about hitchhikers that makes them such a sure-fire bet for horror? This question is addressed in the final segment of Creepshow 2, another Stephen King-George Romero collaboration. "The Hitchhiker" is the simplest and best of the three tales on display here, with Lois Chiles as a cheating wife who just can't seem to get rid of a hitchhiker... no matter how hard she tries. The collection gets off to a slow start with "Old Chief Wood'n Head," a sleepy story of Native American justice. "The Raft" is a passable teens-in-peril number, but it worked better on the page than on screen. Romero adapted the King stories but emphatically did not direct, which accounts for the drop-off from the kicky fun of the first Creepshow. King appears as a dimwitted truck driver--a foreshadowing of Maximum Overdrive? In any case, this one's for diehard fans only. --Robert Horton - Actors: Domenick John, Tom Savini, George Kennedy, Philip Dore, Maltby Napoleon
- Director: Michael Gornick
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): English
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2001-03-26
- Running Time: 87 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1987-05-01
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