Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The hitchhiker / Home Box Office presents Markowitz/Chesler producing ; produced by Riff Markowitz, Lewis Chesler ; teleplay by Thomas Baum, William Darrid ; directed by Carl Schenkel, Paul Verhoeven, Phillip Noyce.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

The Hitchhiker walks a lonely road where terror awaits around every curve. Walk with him, and you'll find yourself in some very dark places. He won't hold your hand, but he'll make sure the only ones who get hurt are the ones who deserve to.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Human behavior -- Drama.

Deviant behavior -- Drama.

Supernatural -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Markowitz, Riff, 1938-

Chesler, Lewis.

Baum, Thomas.

Darrid, William.

Schenkel, Carl.

Verhoeven, Paul, 1938-

Noyce, Phillip.

Fletcher, Page.

Alley, Kirstie.

Busey, Gary.

Kidder, Margot.

Dafoe, Willem.

Hunt, Helen, 1963-

Pantoliano, Joe.

Remar, James.

Morris, Reginald H.

Cole, Stan.

Rubini, Michael.

Ryan, Christopher.

Rothstein, Richard, 1943-

Home Box Office (Firm)

HBO Video (Firm)

Notes:

Originally released as part of the HBO the HBO television series from 1983-1990.

Based on the characters created by Richard Rothstein, Riff Markowitz, Lewis Chesler.

Special features: audio commentaries by directors Paul Verhoeven, Phillip Noyce and Carl Schenkel.

Director of photography, Reginald H. Morris ; art director, David Fischer ; editor, Stan Cole ; music creator, Michel Rubini ; costume designer, Christopher Ryan ; production designer, Richard Wilcox.

Page Fletcher, Kirstie Alley, Gary Busey, Margot Kidder, Willem Dafoe, Helen Hunt, Paul Verhoeven, Phillip Noyce, Joe Pantoliano, James Remar.

DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.

English language, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Contents:

Last scene -- Nightshift -- The miracle of Alice Ames -- Ghostwriter -- Man's best friend -- W.G.O.D. -- Billy Baltimore -- Homebodies -- Why are you here? -- In the name of love.

ISBN:

0783126743

9780783126746

Publisher Number:

98920S

Other Number:

53965802

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

175950

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD TV Hitchhik