Hitcher 2
| The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting | |
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| Directed by | Louis Morneau |
| Produced by | Charles R. Meeker Alfred Haber Kevin M. Kallberg Oliver G. Hess |
| Written by | Molly Meeker Charles R. Meeker Leslie Scharf |
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C. Thomas Howell Kari Wuhrer Jake Busey |
| Music by | Joe Kraemer |
| Cinematography | George Mooradian |
| Edited by | Glenn Garland |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Louis Morneau and starring C. Thomas Howell, returning as Jim Halsey, Kari Wuhrer as his girlfriend Maggie, and Jake Busey as psychotic hitchhiker Jack. It is the sequel to the 1986 film The Hitcher. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on July 15, 2003.
Fifteen years after surviving the events of The Hitcher, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) now works as a police officer. He has recently been suspended for using excessive force on a kidnapping suspect, and decides to visit retired Captain Esteridge in Texas to talk about his lingering mental issues on what happened to him. Jim's girlfriend, Maggie (Kari Wuhrer), is unaware of Jim's past and pleads to come along.
The couple arrive in Yellowstone, and pick up Plum that big man left for them to drive to his house. The drive on the lonely road triggers Jim's PTSD, and when they see an RV that has been run off the road, blood dripping through the door, Jim refuses to stop and help. Soon, a motorcycle speeds past them and crashes. The driver is seemingly all right, and Maggie insists they take him on board. The Hitcher (Jake Busey) is insistent on making small talk and joking with them, but Jim is overwhelmed and evicts him from the car.
Jim and Maggie continue their journey. They are eventually pulled over by a cop, but have been also followed by the Hitcher, who has hijacked an 18-wheeler truck and killed its driver. The Hitcher shoots the cop and tries to grab Jim and Maggie but is successfully thrown off the car when they escape.
The couple arrive at the Esteridge residence late at night, but the Captain and his wife have been killed by the Hitcher. Jim and Maggie find themselves caught in a shootout between the Hitcher, who is in the hayloft of the barn, and the local police, who have arrived on the scene. During the melee Jim pushes Maggie out harm's way and is shot by the Hitcher. Maggie manages to escape in her car, but Jim dies, his last words being to tell her to kill the Hitcher.
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