To save their marriage, Rita and Dana Lund set off on a family camping trip through California. At a campsite they meet a hitch-hiker, Eric, who befriends their son. Against Rita's wishes, Dana takes asks him to tag along with them, not knowing that he's a brutal psychopath.
Acting
Maxwell Caulfield's unnervingly pretty psychopath energy.
Production
California campgrounds have never looked more threatening.
Director
Bob Yari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Bob Yari later became a prolific producer behind Crash and The Illusionist, making this his fascinating early misfire.
The hitchhiker-as-boogeyman trope peaked in Reagan-era America; this rode the coattails of The Hitcher and Cape Fear's cultural anxiety.
US
