ROTTEN TOMATOES: Sophia Bush to Entice "The Hitcher"

Sophia Bush to Entice "The Hitcher"

by Scott Weinberg | May 09, 2006

Looks like some cast & crew are coming together for Platinum Dunes / Rogue's remake of "The Hitcher," which is a brilliantly nasty cult classic from 1985 that stars C. Thomas Howell as a stupid driver and Rutger Hauer as the hitchhiker from hell.

Production Weekly informs us that Sophia Bush has been signed for the remake, which makes her the first cast member to climb aboard. You'll no doubt remember Ms. Bush from her work in "Van Wilder," "Supercross," "Stay Alive," and TV's "One Tree Hill."

The new "Hitcher" will be directed by music video expert Dave Meyers, from a screenplay by Jake Wade Wall ("When a Stranger Calls") and Eric Bernt ("Romeo Must Die"). (The original was directed by Robert Harmon ("Highwaymen") and written by Eric Red ("Near Dark").)

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HoneycombSAFARI writes:
on May 09 2006 01:48 AM

sounds interesting but if it turns out anything like when a stranger calls il be cracking skulls

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Sadistik writes:
on May 09 2006 06:30 AM

wow....a crap actress and a music video director, writeen by the guy responsible for the When a Stranger Calls remake. This has quality written all over it.

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adml_shake writes:
on May 09 2006 08:27 AM

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man I don't know about that....from what i've seen of her on one tree hill I'm amazed she hasn't ripped off the head of chad whatever his name is, in the scenes they have together.

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Spike1967 writes:
on May 09 2006 08:33 AM

Yet another bad idea comes out of the Hollywood Remake Machine.

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tygra86 writes:
on May 09 2006 10:53 AM

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Well, I loved the remake of When A Stranger Calls and absolutely dreaded the supposedly "classic" original. So, I say, Bring It On.

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new12play writes:
on May 09 2006 01:10 PM

I have hope for The Hitcher; and whoever was dumb enough to actually spend money to see When a Stranger Calls has no right to make any critical remarks about it. Should've been a movie everyone would've known not to see...PG-13 horror, terrible preview, remake...I'll forgive the 11 year olds who snuck in.

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