this time its another one about a guy played by an actor i like abducting a younger guy and forcing him on a roadtrip. sorta
except its from 1986! and its got rutger hauer
the hitcher!!
is hitchiking horror its own genre
i feel like. i know multiple movies/shows that fit into it
except maybe not the whole film... like tcm kinda opens with it
oh look! hbo! but like, old as balls
oh 80s its entirely your fault that i think smoking looks sexy. anyway
featuring... german subtitle???? for some reason??? only german word in that whole sentence: "der"
yeeee
man he looks out of it.and a lil like the guy from brain damage
which fits well together i suppose
jennifer jason leigh!as nash!!
ok so i figure its early morning but otherwise damn theyre ballsy with their day for night Acea: Lol
ooh, what dis?
is that a rutger? of the hauer variety? also the mc was falling asleep at the wheel. so i figure theres a story there
but im gonna do it anyway cos iM COOL
the hitchiker isnt saying anything but this kids like alright time to tell him my life story
oih nvm he said his name. haha ryder
man everything mustve smelled of cigarettes back then how did people just. not get annoyed at that
the kids like ok so are u gonna tell me where youre going and john just says this
shoulda listened to moooooooom
gee. i wonder if thisll work.
...oh? ah no he just pitched the cigarette
Acea: The rain on the Car window looks pretty
yeh its weirdly tranquil
so they just swerved past another car sitting on the side of the road and after some confusing banter john says this
hes like "he couldnt have walked very far" then we get three seconds of him waiting for jim to fuckin. say the next line so he can go COS I KILLED HIM HEE HEE HOO HOO
jeez john, overkill
considering we saw that car driving five minutes ago damn u did that fast,
regert then he says he'll do the same to jim who just kinda. gulps
but then!
roadwork ahead. no time for murder just yet. gotta get through this first
swo they get pulled over n the roadwork guy asks what part of illinois hes from and jim says chicago and like chicago is the only place in illinois i know
i knew he was gonna say chicago before he even said it
iwonder if people from there would go UGH OF COURSE ITS CHICAGO
oh thanks roadwork man now i know of chicago and rockford.
wow accepting roadwork man for the 80s. um, he saw john's hand on..att? jims crotch. he's holding a switchblade there but roadowrk guy cant see that, so
john and jim. what a stupid name combo i dont like it
might just call john ryder. or rutger
anyways ryder's like woo roadtrip time for fun trivia!
huh i wonder if thats gonna be the plot
dude he's driving, do u want to crash
ryder's demanding jim to say "i want to die" which he is understandably hesitant on
ohh he managed to knock him outta the car!
now what.
STIOP LOOKING BEHIND YOU
celebrate when ur not driving!!!
sad. didn't get to dismember jim. weh :( Acea: How
Acea: oh wow a shot outside the car
ryder hadn't closed the door properly so jim shoved him hard enough to open it and push him out
Acea: Jim is one lucky bastard
new main quest obtained:
chase jim ryder:
the cameraman:
(hes on the road. bad drawing rip) Acea: Beautiful drawing
thank you
yayyy im not dead and miraculously didnt crash my car while looking behind me
theres a car in front of him with some kids in the back n hes all like. playshooting at them all ha ha hee hee cos hes hella cheery he didnt get murdered
suddenly a bear
gotcha bitch
quick jim do ur fingerguns at him
hes tryna get the family to pull over cos they got a killer onboard n i get hes trying to be a hero but dude just call the police and give em the registration
or something just. not this
Acea: Wait wait
hm?
Acea: Whos that
oh no hes recruited one of the children! its ryder
but in like. proper daylight now lol
squinty from the sun
Acea: He got children now?
oh no he hitched another ride
Acea: How long has jim been on the road
with a family
Acea: Ohhh Acea: Okay im up tospeed
yeah im sure this'll go over well man this reads like a urban legend so far
oops jim hit a bus. his stupid driving style was gonna get him eventually.
Acea: Jim nooo
miracle he managed to hit something in the middle of nowhere tho thats almost impressive
ah hes fine is he gonna chase the family...
oh no the car is on the side of the road
pulls over cos hes smart like that! his fleedce/hoodie thing looks super comfy i want it
oh no oh no oh no wheres the f am it implies he saw wsome fucked up shit in the car cos blood dripped on his shoe and then he vommed but they dont show what he saw
didnt expec t the film to be.. idk, tasteful? about that
but uh, thats nice
he tried to find people and/or a phone at a nearby rest stop but surprise! its rider
..but he just throws him his keys and walks away? oh also ryder's coughed like, three times, so he might be dying.
might have anime mom disease.
hes hitched another ride cos, like, thats just what he does, maaan maybe hes on a murderous rampage cos he cant drive and hes upset
americanaaaaaaa the great nothing
(idk)
(desert)
oh that. might not be what americana is im gonna draw american related stuff on any desert shot i see regardless
he might be a reckless driver but jim takes care of his body and makes sure he stays hydrated
oh no someone rammed him and the bottle went into his lip that looked painful
ryder! i thought ur whole thing was that you take rides, not drive ur throwing off the whole vibe
he rams jim in the back a lil bit but then leaves
he is confusion
another gas station. this ones locked. rip no phone for u jim
suddenly ryder fuckin kool-aid mans through the garage and tries to run jim over
hes covered in petrol u could just drop a match...
oh he agrees with me! running him over? not dramatic enough. now FIRE
fire is something
run run ruuuun 🎵 FIRE 🔥 ticking like a time bomb 🎵 FIRE 🔥 burning like napalm 🎵
Waiting at the crossroads 🎵
🎵 how will you surviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive? 
🔥 CHANGE YOUR HEART OR DIEEEEEE 🔥 Acea: Whar were the keys for
jim's car? im honestly not sure
fuckin hell i think he'll need a change of car soon
americanaaaaa
hm. im not very good at drawing bald eagles Acea: Majestic
a diner! Acea: It looks like u could play moorhuhn there
moorhuhn? [Acea proceeded to never explain what the hell moorhuhn is.]
shes all like u cant come in were closed but hes like PLS I NEED A PHONE and shes like ok well ur cute so i guess u can come in
he also looks dirty af but sure lets be totally oblivious. Acea: Love it when jims outside his car
also its jennifer jason leigh!
jason jennifer leigh everybody
fuck
how did i fuck that up
woo he managed to call the police. what thefuck vic morrow is jennifer jason leighs dad?
ok i need to get off wikipedia before i go down a rabbit hole
Acea: Ohh will he have to survive till the polices comes :o
i kinda expect ryder to make short work of the police unless it sommehow involves more cars
since hitch hiking is his whole thing so if the finale is at a diner thatd be kinda.. surprising i guess
ah yes that famous brand, lite beer its beer, but lite!
oh its a real brand. well fuck me i guess stupid name
oh thats miller?
gdi almost went down another rabbithole
meanwhile jim's taken off his flannel to reveal another flannel and, yknow, be paranoid as hell
hi we have so much chemistry on the basis that one of us is a guy and the other is a girl.
cow. big cow picture
impressive hornage i should focus on the flimsy flirting but oops i dont care
HWRES RUTGER HAUER
i hope he drives another vehicle through a building
Nash (the girl) smokes inside the diner because its 1986 and what's more 1986 than your food being covered in a light layer of cigarette ash?
ok im dunking on em but i like them. Nash is pretty cool (jim just told her he's heading to california and this is her response)
shes like ugh i wish i could just get out there and see the world (read: california) instead of living this country life in this here family diner
soundin like the kinda sound clip they'd slap on the intro of a the Midnight song sadly eats fries while he thinks about ryder
hey uhhh jim where... whered you get that
nyoooooom
immediately pull guns on jim
also why the hell are they on instant high alert do they know ryder or smt
ok well while ur down there maybe tell em ur the one who called.
nice pose tex
a-posing like hes in a videogame
jesus ow ok was that necessary?
huh? ryders switchblade was in jims pocket..
nash is like nani the fuck dude and my money's on the sherrif knowing who she is because its a small town n theyre just arresting him cos abloobloo weird stranger interracting with one of our town girls!
i hope nash sees me aggressively trying to make eyecontact with her cos ive got a bloody mouth and it makes me like, 10% hotter 
oh they mmight just be dumb and think he's ryder. Tho the film did imply at the start that Jim's on the run from something as well so who knows
naaaaash we talked for like five minutes why didnt you lie and say you know meeeee :( jim has no id on him cos ryder stole it from him so uh yeah. ryder's pinning it on jim, it looks like
oh his now broken ass burnt out car isnt his cos he was delivering it? i mightve missunderstood the opening as him being on the run when maybe he was just delivering a car, idk
god DAMN thats an impressive moustache.
meanwhile a-pose is doing the "im the cool substitute teacher" reverse chair sit
dude jim's actor has pierced ears and you dont give him earrings? what the fuck cmon guys
missed opportunity
to.. uh.. give him earrings
this guy looks so much like jason lee what the fuck. u guys are seeing it too right? im not crazy?
yknow what hes got a point he doesnt. alright let him go boys
ok well i was joking but i guess jason lee agrees regardless they lock him away for the night anyway cos it wouldnt make sense to let him go just cos hes too cutesy looking for your run-of-the-mill serial killer
u should hold on to these mugshots jim they rly caught ur good side. nash will be so impressed
or. or his mum.
woo cell graffiti!
haha isnt it always :)
[ :( ]
someone just wrote gooooooood while they were in there goooood what, previous cell inhabitant
sadly accepts fate
he then proceeds to have a nightmare about ryder cos jim cant catch a break
ugh this isnt nightmare on elm street why the hell did i have a nightmare
nani
oh yeah fair enough i mean, i get the sentiment if ur locked up
haha yeeee :) oh yeah the movie
so jim woke up cos he heard a loud noise.
?its open
!! dog!
awww hes so pretty... the station seems abandoned? well, aside the dog i guess
ooh whats behjind the door...
even the dog is unsettled
does a cool little jump while discovering the bodies of the three police officers
steals gun man i miss ryder. i hope he reappears soon
skedaddles
pops booty while looking back in fear Lou: truly the only way to be afraid
more skedaddlin
aaaaaamericaaaaaa 
its. its the statue of liberty gotta make sure u look cute even when fearing for ur life
gee i wonder if that place was abandoned and thats how they could use it as a set i learned thats what they did in the passenger lol
lemme just hide my gun in a place no one will ever see it
there i zipped up my jacket. no ones gonna question that gun shaped lump in my suspiciously wrinkly jeans oh no thats just my penis i'll say and they will feel so dumb
yeah jimmy u got this all worked out
girl who are u calling? not the cops he did say he had a brother so maybe him
but hes from chicago and this is a desert so i figure hes very far from home
some cops pull up and this is jimmy's plan. jim what the fuck are you doing.
...they dont have guns?
jim's like im gonna be just like ryder senpai
fuckin hell this movie has too many jacks
nash's uncles name is jack, one of the dead cops was named jack, now this guy is ALSO jack guess jack's...
hitting the road
this bus shows up again in the background because either its important or the movie only had the budget for like, five vehicles oh theyre in el paso
well shit time to poorly draw some more
theyre screaming about burgers. jim forces the cops to call their captain so he can talk to him
and i appreciate the dramatique but i dont think this is the way to go about it dude
hes all like im innocent of murder, let me go and make myself guilty of kidnapping and endangerment instead
god that better be ryder
yay :D
jim sweetheart idk what u expected with this action hes in the backseat of a car driven by a dead guy now so. thats a bit of a probloem
ryder leaves again because hes decided his new life goal is being an agent of chaos in jims life and little else
too distraught to pop his booty while running in fear this time
gdi movie if id known u were gonna give me amountain here i woulda drawn screaming burger mascots on this one
half heartedly pops booty in despair
... u ok there jim this film loves its wide shots
sweetie no D: [its a nice shot though. it looks really good]
[THE FILM SHOT not literally what hes doing otl]
despairingly rubs sand in his face cmon jim we got like half the movie left, u can do it
SURVIVE, i mean
nyom tasty desert sand
there ya go just keep on keepin on ryder will leave u alone until hteres someone else for him to murder in your vicinity
so uh. probably at this motel
but still
they subbed the convo these people had before jim came in and it shows its adlibbed cos it made no fucking sense it was about fishing, then jim opens the door and the owner goes WELL U BEST GO and the couple is like yup thats our cue
jesus he looks like steve harrington here or.. i guess steve harrington looks like jim?
also a fearful booty popper. 
i did mean season 4 upside down steve tho. yknow dirty steve. to match dirty jim
oh shit
whats up jim u good?
jim pulls his lil revolver on ryder who is not impressed
imagine having this impact on a guy who met you a day ago.
idk what that means but okay. ryder taunts him to pull the trigger
no hard of hearing subs rip
trying not to laugh honestly though whats his-
yeah that why is he doing it
uh
yknow i dont know about that. also ryder just licked some pennies and put them on jims eyes.
so there.
ah yeah thats definitely not gonna make it worse
"nani the fuck" - jim, probably fare for the ferryman
yay its the bus again ok i re-checked cos i was like nah he didnt but he did
so the first penny he licks and then puts on jims eye
the second one he licks himself, then audibly makes jim lick it, then put it on jims other eye
didnt know i was watching a romance movie.
of
sorts
oh also ryder leaves and gives jim some bullets for his revolver.
six rounds lads. lets try to keep count
yknow considering how much american media i consume im disappointed to say im already struggling to think of more things to draw into the sky.
hes on the bus now! yay
its nash!!! what are the odds
pushes her into the bathroom cos thats sexy and romantic and women love it when you ambush them and force them into bathrooms on buses
yknow i wasnt sure about that but the gun youre holding against my head convinces me of your point
fuckin hell it hasnt even been a day met ryder this morning and already his psyche is in shambles
yknow if you hadnt acted like a fuckin weirdo you probably couldve talked to her and have her on your side without resorting to threats
the police pulls over the bus not really a drawing, but, yknow. its still about america. so.
i like the wide angle but its not doing these officers any favours. jim's trying to give himself up but the sherrif is convinced hes been killing his officers left and right
oh shit so the sherrif said the "you spit on my wrist" line to get jim to move his arm so he can shoot him and claim self defence
oh man if only it wasnt 1986 and we had cell phones we could totally show jim's innocence
but we dont so i guess i'll just pick up jim's revolver and fire a warning shot thats a great idea
jim two guns get aw but the revolver has bullets he got from ryder. its got sentimental value!
ryders been watching this unfold and i doubt even he had "nash picks up the revolver and instead of shooting her the cops listen to her demands and let her and jim drive off" on his bingo card for the day his revolver is also fully loaded.. i wonder if thatll come into play or if that was just to show why he was carrying revolver bullets anyway
this is like the fifth time someones tried to do that this movie idk why you think its gonna work now
she dropped it! gdi theyre in a chase now
they manage t o get the cops to crash and we get about six different angles of their cars flipping over it was expensive to make and theyre gonna get their moneys worth dammit
low bassy tone of horror to imply jim's committed his first murders even if it was out of desperation and he didnt really mean to
jesus christ quick ryder hijack the helicopter
show them youre the highest jacker of all time!!!
more cops idk what they could possibly do now honestly. theyve made it clear they want to surrender but its just not happening. the hell else could they do
theyre just in a car thats getting shot to shit now
oh look who showed up. whats your plan he could just fuck off honestly i mean the cops think jim did his crimes so he could just leave and get off scott-free
but thatd be kinda boring
tho it would explain the i-want-to-die mantra he forced on jim and the whole ferryman pennies thing he did...
hes shooting at the heli though so idk..
the heli crashes and i hope this was before vic morrow's death cos otherwise this is in rather poor taste considering his daughter is in this film. either way ive got a bad taste in my mouth now
did u know this is an action movie? cos its an action movie! its also horror and a thriller but theres not a lot of horror. action thriller seems more apt tbh
ryder wreaks havoc then leaves again cos its just what he does
nash is all like oi jim why didnt ur murderman kill us and jim just says lets go meanwhile im realising i have a botched really thinned out version of her 80s blowout hairstyle
:(
✨ aesthetic ✨
omg its a town were saaaafe
sadly share trauma in 80s ass motel jim decides yknow this place could really use a refresher of the smoky odour thats seeped into the curtains
and the bedsheets and the wall and the
omg look at this romance. happening because hes a boy, and shes a girl. he has more chemistry with ryder and im not making that up for laughs
idk if rutger hauer did that on purpose but seriously
damn i coulda drawn this in the sky. i associate these with american farmlife tho maybe we have em here too idk
she tries to call her dad when jim leaves the room which is the smart thing to do, im a lil surprised the movie lets her
but thats cool
alright dad so heres the plot of the movie so far
hey i just realised hes even got the split lip brian from brain damage had! except with jim we know where it came from.
why is he there??? aaaa hes in the room with nash btw
with his eeyes closed?? or is that just my screen acting up..
no theyre closed.. nani
.,..what are u doing
jims too busy putting on his fifty layers of 80s clothing to save nash once she realises he's not in bed with her
suddenly: the bible. Majo: (yes well, sometimes Paul just be sayin shit)
oh no! abduction.
oh no its the cops again! how annoying.
jesus what in the saw trap- so ryder put nash between two vehicles..?
the police dont arrest jim, they actually know who he is and they need his help with.. freeing her, i imagine?
nyways ryder is in the vehicle in the front (that her feet are bound to) and the police cant do anything because:
i kinda feel like theres some options but i'll suspend my disbelief for the movie
so uh, hey
omg hi jim youre here too i had no idea
revs truck cos hes a dick
ooookay...
look man if this is what u wanted i feel like there were easier ways
jim says but then nash will die and ryder looks extremely offended ...
???
ryder calls him a useless waste, then revs the truck and we hear him drive it off then it cutrs to black and
a doctor examining jim 
oh well rip nash i guess
theyve got ryder in custody and not entirely surprising thats not his real name they have no idea who he is
the cops all like he cant see u through the glass but oop! somehow ryder is lookin straight at jim oh his name is john ryder. he just didnt tell the cops
so its special jim knows it i guess
he offers ryder his hand who happily takes it but then jim spits on him. very matu7re
i uh. dont think he minded
yeah i think hes ok with that.
time to take him away boiiis he gets to keep his grey duster coat tho
its too cool we cant take it from him
sadly dropping some ashes on a car
see you later kid
ow, my psyche
bitch what do you think after that day he had
god that all happened in a single day lol jesus christ
jim answers his question with "you'll never hold him" then the sherriff says this which wow u picked that up damn fast
omg its just like when the movie beginning when ryder said the line of can i have a smoke
jim darling what the fuck is your problem i dont think u can blame ryder on this one
then again the cops havent been great to him so maybe its just that
unperturbed jims like its something i gotta do and honestly idk if i missed something but i dont know what it-
oh. kill ryder
idk why i didnt think of that
its obviously kill ryder
my police vehicle now
nbyeooww are u gonna ram it son
whats the plan here
idk how he did it but ryder manages to burst outta the bus right as jim starts tailing them
hi we paid a lotta money for this stunt too so u better appreciate all these angles also ryder leapt into jim's car with what sounded like the roar of a lion
cos why not. rutger hauer made a NYEAARGH face and sound design went this needs a lion roar
i love you lets do crime together
i meant crime on other people kid not vehicular manslaughter on me
yknow i know he just grabbed the gun again after breaking at least half his rib cage, one leg and three quarters of his arm but jim i rly dont think he wants to kill you
these are just. shots of encouragement to run him over prolly
this seems to be a rly drawn out suicide mission
suicide by confused broken 20-something-year-old
one handed shooting cos thats how the cool action guys do it jim finally manages to hit him
am i dead? i dont think im dead. fuck
i dont think hes dead
better check up close
ugh this is just gonna be a doubletap isnt it
pets his hair with the gun jim whatre u doin
im not kidding he legit just. stroked his hair a lil bit
JOKES ON YOU IM ACTUALLY FINE
i throw my shackles at thee!!!
haaa whaddya think of that huh jim
what do u think of that stumbles
he finally shoots him like its not what he shouldve done like, twenty minutes into the movie
tiny lil viddy game man
still a fact about america!! so there
contemplation of the- is that the credits??
it is! look at that top billing for hauer even tho hes only in like, 30% of the movie. Lou: what movie was this anyway? i missed most of it due to work and ballet
even if there was some weird stuff or things that coulda been written a little better i liked the overall idea of it
The Hitcher
Lou: oooooh
1986 rutger hauer action/horror flick
dunno why its called a horror movie tho cos it isnt really..
Lou: what do u mean it had a hapless victim sticking their booty out that's peak horror trope right there
that is very true
jim had a lot of final girl energy
Lou: good for him
wow tvtropes even agrees Mono: TO AN EXTENT
Lou: "(to an extent)" put some respect on his name tvtropes
hes a final girl in all meanings of the word except the girl part
so unless thats where they draw the line yeah the "to an extent" isnt really needed
ok well shit sorry i didnt realise jim was supposed to read as a teenager ! Lou: i still say he counts. #jimhalseyfinalgirl
he does i completely agree
yknow looking at stills from Floris i can see why rutger hauer was usually cast as a villain in american films. Even when he was young hes just. kinda got more of a villainous vibe i say this with love btw i think rutger hauer is rad
this show was from 1969 and they aired it in the 90s. why
i remember watching it as a kid!!!
it was also black and white for no reason