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| | <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/About|Gone With The Pope]]''' ([[:Category:2010|2010]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Brucesploitation|Brucesploitation]]-[[:Category:Martial Arts|Martial Arts]] film directed by [[:Category:Duke Mitchell|Duke Mitchell]]. |
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| | *'''Contents''': [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[Hitch Hike To Hell (1977)|Poster Art]] |
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| <center>'''HITCH HIKE TO HELL Poster'''
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| *[[Hitch Hike To Hell (1977)|Poster Art]]
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| | ====Main Details==== |
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| ==Main Details== | |
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| * Released in 1977 | | * Released in 1977 |
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| * Color | | * Color |
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| * Runtime: USA:87 min | | * Runtime: USA:87 min |
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| * Rated: R | | * Rated: R |
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| * Production Co: A.B.A. Film Corporation | | * Production Co: A.B.A. Film Corporation |
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| * Distribution Co: Boxoffice International Pictures | Valiant International Pictures | | * Distribution Co: Boxoffice International Pictures | Valiant International Pictures |
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| ==Cast and Crew==
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| * Directed by Irvin Berwick | | * Directed by Irvin Berwick |
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| * Cinematography by William DeDiego | | * Cinematography by William DeDiego |
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| * Produced by Irvin Berwick | | * Produced by Irvin Berwick |
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| * Written by John Buckley | | * Written by John Buckley |
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| * Starring: Robert Gribbin, Russell Johnson, Randy Echols, Dorothy Bennett, John Harmon | | * Starring: Robert Gribbin, Russell Johnson, Randy Echols, Dorothy Bennett, John Harmon |
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| ==Film Review==
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| After a great Grab-Your-Attention shot of a screaming victim falling dead to a freeze frame of the film's title, along comes a catchy country western tune as the credits play out. The lyrics provide for the motivating killings:
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| "But there's daaaaanger on the road
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| Danger on the road
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| When you go thumbing a ride
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| You can never tell
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| When you hitchhike to Hell
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| Travelling the road of life
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| Is lonesome at best
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| And you need all the loving
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| You can get
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| So don't leave your family
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| The things who care for you
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| Think twice, girl, before you go
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| And try not to forget"
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| Welcome to Crescent City, California. Home of the largest population of young highway hitchhikers (Seriously, even the local police captian says so!) On these roads, a nerdy laundry deliveryman named "Howie" (Robert Gribbin) often picks up the hitchhikers and takes them to their destination. It's always a safe drive with Howie....Just as long as you don't say that you're a runaway who hates your mother! You see, Howie has always loved his mom. Unlike his sister who hated his mother and ran away--Never to be seen again. So whenever Howie hears a hitchhiker say that they ran away because they hated their home, some brain-detonating wickedness erupts into Howie's mind as he rapes and strangles the hitchhikers to death. The kiilings leave a blackout effect on Howie and he ''never'' realizes what he's done. Only an occasional painful, subliminal image of his crime shows up randomly. Causing a headache to the poor, warped psycho afterwards. Someone has to put an end to this madness. Enter Police Captian Shaw (Russell Johnson, who we all know as The Professor on GILIGAN'S ISLAND) who will try to save the day.
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| This one was quite a surprise for me. Sure, you can giggle at some of the laughably bad acting and dialogue that these type of films are known for packing. But not only is there a good, overall pace on '''Hitch Hike To Hell''', what I mostly admired was that this is one of those rare exploitation flicks where just about every character you see in the movie doesn't feel wasted. All the supporting characters get their chance to shine which includes Howie's Mom, Howie's boss, Shaw's lieutenant partner, Shaw's lieutenant partner's ''wife'', and of course, the hitchhikers. The last two hitchhiker victims especially cause sadness and disbelief to the audience. Which is proof that this movie knows how to hit certain marks. Lastly, this movie seemed to have an erratic releasing pattern. Reportedly being filmed in the late 60's. Recieving a release in 1970. And a re-release in 1977. The fact that this movie was given multiple chances to be seen is a testament that '''Hitch Hike To Hell''' is certainly worth a viewing.
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| '''Reviewed by [[User:Laydback|Laydback]] - 4/2/08'''
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| __NOTOC__ | | __NOTOC__ |
| [[Category:1971]][[Category:Films]][[Category: Reviews]][[Category:Crime]][[Category: USA]][[Category:Boxoffice International Pictures]] | | [[Category:1971]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Crime]][[Category: USA]][[Category:Boxoffice International Pictures]] |
