A really disturbing and sick series from HBO that ran forever it seemed (1983 through 1990 actually). "The Hitchhiker" was "The Twilight Zone" for the sex- and stomach churning gore-starved public as the titled character (originally played by Nicholas Campbell, but replaced early on by Page Fletcher) walked around and told short 30-minute tales of terror that always pushed the envelope on anything ever seen on television before or since. The casts usually included has-beens and never-will-bes that struggled to carry tele-plays that were motivated in getting women naked and making its audience physically sick with unnatural causes of death. Still one of those things that holds a strong candle in some circles, "The Hitchhiker" is best if left alone. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Review of The Hitchhiker
