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The Hitcher (2007 Film)
''The Hitcher'' is a 2007 American Road movie, road Horror film, horror Thriller film, thriller film starring Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton. It is a remake of the The Hitcher (1986 film), 1986 film of the same name, which starred Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The film was directed by Dave Meyers (director), Dave Meyers and produced by Michael Bay through his production company Platinum Dunes. Plot College students Jim Halsey and Grace Andrews are driving across New Mexico en route to meet friends for spring break. One night, they nearly hit a man standing in the middle of the road. Shaken, they decide not to stop and drive away. Later, at a gas station, Jim encounters the hitchhiker again, who introduces himself as John Ryder. Against Grace’s judgment, Jim reluctantly agrees to give him a ride. While on the road, Ryder becomes hostile and threatens Grace with a knife, demanding Jim say "I want to die" to spare their lives. Jim manages t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Meyers (director)
David Charles Meyers (born October 19, 1972) is an American music video, commercial and film director. Early life Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Dave Meyers developed his love for film while working for a local Landmark cinema at age 17. After graduating from Berkeley High School (California), Berkeley High School he attended Loyola Marymount University, where he studied Film Production and Philosophy. Career After graduating from Loyola Marymount University, Meyers worked his way through the studio systems at Paramount and Fox before filming his first music video with rap crew The WhoRidas. Inspired by a chance meeting with director Gus Van Sant, Meyers steered his focus away from feature film-making to directing music videos. He has directed more than 200 videos for popular recording artists. He has received many nominations and 12 MTV Video Music Awards including the 2003, 2011, 2017 and 2018 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. In 2006, he won the Grammy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Movie
A road movie is a film genre, genre of film in which the main characters leave home on a road trip, typically altering the perspective from their everyday lives. Road movies often depict travel in the hinterlands, with the films exploring the theme of alienation and examining the tensions and issues of the cultural identity of a nation or historical period; this is all often enmeshed in a mood of actual or potential menace, lawlessness, and violence, a "distinctly existentialism, existential air"Cohan, Steven and Hark, Ina Rae. "Introduction". ''The Road Movie Book''. Eds. Cohan, Steven and Hark, Ina Rae. Routledge, 2002. p. 1 and 6 and is populated by restless, "frustrated, often desperate characters".Laderman, David. ''Driving Visions: Exploring the Road Movie''. University of Texas Press, 2010. Ch. 1 The setting includes not just the close confines of the car as it moves on highways and roads, but also booths in diners and rooms in roadside motels, all of which helps to create i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 Film)
''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel (in his feature directorial debut), written by Scott Kosar, and starring Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, and R. Lee Ermey. Its plot follows a group of young adults traveling through rural Texas who encounter Leatherface and his murderous family. It is a remake of Tobe Hooper's 1974 film '' The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'', and the fifth installment in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' franchise. Several crew members of the original film were involved with the project: Hooper and writer Kim Henkel served as co-producers, Daniel Pearl returned as cinematographer, and John Larroquette reprised his voice narration for the opening intertitles. The film was released in the United States on October 17, 2003, received mostly negative reviews from critics, and grossed $107 million at the box office on a budget of $9.5 million. A prequel was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harmon
Robert Harmon (born 1953) is an American film and television director. He is best known for the 1986 horror film '' The Hitcher'', starring Rutger Hauer, as well as for films like ''They'' and '' Nowhere to Run''. His television work is distinguished by the series of made-for-TV movies featuring fictional Paradise (Mass.) Police Chief Jesse Stone, which began in 2005 with '' Stone Cold'', starring Tom Selleck, as well as the Emmy-nominated biopics ''Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' (also starring Selleck) and ''Gotti (1996 film), Gotti'', starring Armand Assante. He has directed a few episodes of the TV show ''Blue Bloods'', which also stars Tom Selleck. Awards and nominations Harmon has been nominated twice for a Directors Guild of America Award in 1997 and 2004. Selected credits *''China Lake (film), China Lake'' (1983) *'' The Hitcher'' (1986) *''Eyes of an Angel (film), Eyes of an Angel'' (1991) *'' Nowhere to Run'' (1993) *''Gotti (1996 film), Gotti'' (1996) (TV) *''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yara Martinez
Yara Martínez is an American television actress, born in Puerto Rico, who is best known for her roles as Kelly in '' Hollywood Heights,'' as Dr. Luisa Alver on The CW series '' Jane the Virgin,'' and as Bull's wife Isabella on ''Bull.'' Early life Martínez was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Miami. Prior to acting, Martínez practiced ballet for ten years. She is the grandniece of prima ballerina Alicia Alonso. Career She began her career on television with guest-starring roles. In 2007, she had supporting role in film '' The Hitcher''. She later returned to television and had number of guest and recurring roles on dramatic series. She played Mariella Moretta in the TNT crime drama, '' Southland'' from 2009 to 2011, and Theresa Lopez on the ABC Family drama, '' The Lying Game'' (2012–2013). She also had recurring roles on '' Vanished'', '' The Unit'', '' Breakout Kings'', and ''Nashville''. Martínez was regular cast member on the short-lived primetime soap opera, '' Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Schuldt
Travis Schuldt (born September 18, 1974)"Catching up with....Travis Schuldt." ''Soap Opera Digest''. August 12, 2013. p. 63. is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on ''Passions'', and played the recurring roles of Keith Dudemeister on ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'', Rick/Subway on ''Community (TV series), Community'', and List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters#Ben Smith, Ben Smith on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. Personal life Schuldt was born in Topeka, Kansas. He became engaged to actress Natalie Zea after eleven years together, in June 2013. The couple married on July 16, 2014, in Hawaii. In June 2015, they announced that they were expecting their first child together. In October 2015, Zea gave birth to a daughter. Career His theatre credits include ''Glengarry Glen Ross'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''Macbeth'', and ''The Madwoman of Chaillot''. Schuldt co-produced and starred in Sam Shepard's ''Icarus's Mother'', James Kerwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skip O'Brien
Bernard Francis "Skip" O'Brien (August 20, 1950 – April 6, 2011) was an American actor. Although he appeared in such films as 1997's '' Liar Liar'' and 2007's '' The Hitcher'', he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Detective Ray O'Riley from 2000 to 2003 on the American television show '' CSI''. O'Brien was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and grew up on the Jersey Shore in Union Beach. After serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, he graduated from Brookdale Community College in 1980. O'Brien spent his career in television and film living in California then moved to Hazlet, New Jersey in 2010. He died on April 6, 2011, at the age of 60.Staff"Skip O'Brien: Obituary" ''Asbury Park Press The ''Asbury Park Press'', formerly known as the ''Shore Press'', ''Daily Press'', ''Asbury Park Daily Press'', and ''Asbury Park Evening Press'', is the third largest daily newspaper in the state of New Jersey. Established in 1879, it has been o .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Break
Spring break is a vacation period at universities and schools that includes the Easter holiday, and takes place in early Northern Hemisphere spring. Introduced in the U.S. during the 1930s, spring break has been observed in Europe since the late 19th century, and is observed in many other countries. Spring break is associated with riotous partying at warm-weather locations. According to ''CBS'', spring break's origins vary across the world, but many countries placed a relatively short school break near Easter, around March or April. According to ''Bustle'', college students in the US have "almost always" had time off in the early spring. The tradition of spring break vacations, however, began with Florida as a vacation destination, and was spread by popular books and films before expanding to more destinations. By country Asia Japan In Japan, the spring break starts with the end of the academic year in late March and ends around April 7 with the beginning of a new acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982). She received critical praise for her performances in ''Last Exit to Brooklyn (film), Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1989), ''Miami Blues'' (1990), ''Backdraft (film), Backdraft'' (1991), ''Single White Female'' (1992), and ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994), and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in ''Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' (1994). Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner (screenwriter), Barbara Turner, titled ''Georgia (1995 film), Georgia''. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled ''The Anniversary Party'' (2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama ''Road to Perdition'' (2002) and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutger Hauer
Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor, with a career that spanned over 170 roles across nearly 50 years, beginning in 1969. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century. Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series '' Floris'' and surged with his leading role in '' Turkish Delight'' (1973), which in 1999 was named the Best Dutch Film of the Century. After gaining international recognition with '' Soldier of Orange'' (1977) and '' Spetters'' (1980), he moved into American films such as '' Nighthawks'' (1981) and '' Blade Runner'' (1982), starring in the latter as self-aware replicant Roy Batty. His performance in ''Blade Runner'' led to roles in '' The Osterman Weekend'' (1983), '' Ladyhawke'' (1985), '' The Hitcher'' (1986), '' The Legend of the Holy Drinker'' (1988), and '' Blind Fury'' (1989), among other films. From the 1990s on, Hauer moved into low-budget films, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remake
A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same story as the original but uses a different set of casts, and may use actors from the original, alter the theme, or change the flow and setting of the story, in addition since a remake is released some time after the original work it may incorporate new technologies, enhancements, and techniques that had not existed or was commonly used when the original work was created. Similar but not synonymous terms are reimagining or reboot, which indicates a greater discrepancy between, for example, a movie and the movie it is based on. Film A film remake uses an earlier movie as its main source material, rather than returning to the earlier movie's source material. The 2001 film '' Ocean's Eleven'' is a remake of 1960's '' Ocean's 11'', while 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President (corporate title), President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the White House Rose Garden, Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
