Hitch Hike to Hell (1977)
Howard is mild-mannered and slightly simple-minded, with a habit of picking up teenage hitchhikers while driving his delivery routes. Sometimes the girls admit to being runaways, and if they claim to hate their mothers it drives Howard into a violent frenzy; his sister ran away from home years ago and was never heard from again, causing his desperate, addled mother to tighten her hold on him. Howard never remembers raping his victims or strangling them with wire coat hangers, though his boss does notice missed deliveries and late arrivals.
Director:
Irvin Berwick
Writer:
John Buckley
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Robert Gribbin as Howard Martin |
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Russell Johnson as Captain J.W. Shaw |
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Dorothy Bennett as Mrs. Martin |
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John Harmon as Mr. Baldwin |
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Randy Echols as Lt. Davis |
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Mary Ellen Christie as Mrs. Burke |
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Kippi Bell as Evelyn Davis |
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Sheryl Lynn as Lisa |
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John Grant as Mr. Burke |
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Jacqueline Poseley as Sharon |
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Beth Reis as Pam |
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Jane Ratliff as Gail |
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Don Lewis as Gay Boy |
| Directing | Irvin Berwick | Director |
| Production | Frances Adair | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Buckley | Screenplay |
| Editing | Dan Perry | Editor |
| Production | Joseph Agnello | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Perry Daniels | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William DeDiego | Director of Photography |
| Production | Irvin Berwick | Producer |