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Saw this for free on the B-side of a DVD I rented of Dark Waters.

Awful clichés and contrivances in Highway Hitcher (The Pass).

What if Duprey chose not to go to Reno, or if he went by plane, or didn't pick up the hitchhiker, or reported the whole story to the police earlier?

Apathetic 911 workers who hang up, or don't investigate hang-ups.

Other plot holes wider than "the pass" itself.

Some odd direction seemed to be pointing towards a more interesting movie. Duprey and the hitcher both seemed to be having flashbacks and/or visions, some of them occasionally suggesting that they might be the same person, but no.

I've seen recently many hitchhiker films, and this one is not a good one. Stupid Plot, lousy script, but good actors. The Question is: What is actor like Forsythe doing in a film like this? or James LeGros? This Film is total waste of time, If you watch it be sure you are drunk. I would give it 2/5, just because of acting.

I can't see this movie's point. I mean... the story is terrible, the acting ridiculous and the direction very, very lame. So I can't see how did the writer and director wanted to convince us that this movie was good. If they tried to make something scary they failed

My Rating: As I can't give it a 0 I give it a 1.

HIGHWAY HITCHER is a late-stage addition to the psycho-thriller genre of the early 1990s, and much better than I was expecting it to be. The main things it has going for it are a fast pace and a surprising number of familiar faces in the cast, the kind of old reliables who make B-movie fare easier to sit through. William Forsythe, the noted screen villain in everything from OUT FOR JUSTICE to BOARDWALK EMPIRE, is a surprising choice for the tough hero, not necessarily the right one, but he does a good job, although the villain seems a little weedy in comparison. Elizabeth Pena is excellent as a femme fatale and there are smaller turns from Jamie Kennedy and Michael McKean. It's hardly a masterpiece, but it's one of those serviceable films that does the job well enough.

'The Pass' aka 'Highway Hitcher' is a fun little thriller if you like William Forsythe, simple low-budget stories and don't expect more than the necessary basics. There's adequate tension, a few twists & laughs. It also happens to have one of the worst trailers out there that ruins the movie and all it's moments if you can believe that.

Charles Duprey (Forsythe) enjoys gambling and follows thru on a trip to Reno even after wife Shirley (Nancy Allen) leaves him. Along the way he picks up a stranded Hunter (James LeGros), but when his weird side starts to show Duprey ditches him. Unfortunately the road ahead gets closed due to bad weather and Duprey spends the night at a roadside motel allowing the deranged man to catch up to him.

One reviewer calls Forsythe's character a loser, but I disagree. He's a mild man with his life together but in a rut. He starts to find himself again, but has to go on this ride surrounded by death to get there. The supporting cast is really small, but a young Jamie Kennedy appears as a state trooper and Elizabeth Pena provides female sexuality. While Nancy Allen & Michael McKean (as Duprey's friend and co-worker) are basically glorified cameos.

I originally saw 'The Pass' on late night tv - home to low quality flicks - and in many ways this title fits right in. I don't blame anyone if they say it doesn't have a lot going on, but I enjoyed it's simplicity and Forsythe. Seeing it again many years later didn't change that fact.