As Jim’s Oldsmobile 442 grips the rain-slick pavement of a New Mexico roadway, he pulls this miraculous three-sixty to spin around a black silhouette standing in his lane. Instead of starting right with a roadside interaction between villain and targets, 2007’s The Hitcher introduces Jim ( Zachary Knighton) and Grace Andrews ( Sophia Bush) as lovebirds en route to Lake Havasu. It’s the love interest in 2007’s who keeps her man from doing anything stupid (er, at first), already leveling the gender mindsets against one another (Jim doesn’t blink when extending generosity to a shady individual). John Ryder ( Rutger Hauer) flags down the cheerful, solo traveler. An awareness that Jim Halsey V1.0 lacks when the O.G. These two alterations are integral since the first instinct shown by Meyers’ couple is to deny some unpredictable slickster access to their personal bubble. Thomas Howell), now has a girlfriend riding shotgun from the very beginning. Not only that, but the sole protagonist in Robert Harmon’s source, Jim Halsey ( C. Movies like Spree and Ryde are leading the charge there.ĭave Meyers’ remake rewrites noticeable tweaks, but one standout holds the most importance: the titular hitchhiker’s first automobile-halt attempt doesn’t work. Then again, that wouldn’t be hitching, would it? Despite how we’ve doubled-back on “don’t get in cars with strangers” warnings under the guise of operational legitimacy. One without the now-obvious advantage of rideshare cultures, since Uber’s corporate origin dates back only as far as 2009. A query screenwriters Jake Wade Wall and Eric Bernt had to answer when charting another hitcher’s new route (original writer Eric Red is credited as well, but per reports, did not participate). It’s the age-old question of “How, now?” when remakes lift themes from an entrenched period of history that no longer reflects current technology or accepted behaviors. How was Michael Bay’s production company going to sell hitchhiking as a plausible conflict instigator once again?
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Peace, love, and free rides for all? Not anymore, since communal flower-power naivety had died out long before even Y2K. By 2007? When Dave Meyers’ Platinum Dunes remake hit theaters? Hitchhiking was an outdated method of transportation, bygone and classified as a psychedelic 60s-70s byproduct.
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Thanks to thumbs-up thrillers like Robert Harmon’s The Hitcher, both drivers and ride-seekers became less compassionate due to rational distrust stemming from gambles on anonymous samaritans. The good, the bad, the unnecessary – Matt’s recounting them all.īy the mid-1980s, hitchhiking was already losing popularity. We all complain about Hollywood’s lack of originality whenever studios announce new remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, but the reality? Far more positive examples of refurbished classics and updated legacies exist than you’re willing to remember (or admit). Welcome to Revenge of the Remakes, where columnist Matt Donato takes us on a journey through the world of horror remakes.
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