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The Hitch-Hiker

Friday, November 17, 2023 9:15 PM
  • Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock
$9 - $10
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A man holds a gun in the backseat of a car in this screenshot from the film 'The Hitch-Hiker.'
Ida Lupino directs the taut thriller 'The Hitch-Hiker,' which screens at Vidiots this weekend.
(Screenshot, courtesy of Cult Cinema Classics
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via YouTube)

Watch a classic film noir thriller directed by actor-writer-director-producer Ida Lupino. Two friends' fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath. He’s killed before and he lets them know that he’ll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker’s inability to close an eye — even while sleeping — is not only disconcerting but also makes it hard for them to choose the right time to escape.