{"id":84211,"date":"2022-05-18T16:44:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T23:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84211"},"modified":"2022-05-18T22:24:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T05:24:29","slug":"hitchhikers-the-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84211","title":{"rendered":"Hitchhikers, The (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re gonna do okay in L.A.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Poster.png 547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA pregnant teenager (Misty Rowe) leaves home and is quickly caught up with a criminal group of female hippies led by a charismatic man named Benson (Nick Klar).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counterculture<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHusband-and-wife team Beverly and Ferd Sebastian co-helmed this exploitation flick about beautiful young women who pretend to be hitch-hikers in order to rob gullible male drivers of everything in their possession. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Robbery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Robbery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Robbery.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Robbery-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Robbery-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Robbery-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film starts off as more of a feminist flick, with Rowe impregnated against her will and abandoned by her uncaring boyfriend, then raped by a man who&#8217;s bought her a burger and promises to take her to California. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Hamburger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Hamburger.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Hamburger.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Hamburger-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Hamburger-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Hamburger-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Rowe finds Benson&#8217;s Manson-esque &#8220;family&#8221;, hanging with them actually seems like the best (or perhaps the only) option left for her &#8212; and we root for her romance with Benson simply given how evil her rival (Linda Avery) is. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Triangle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Triangle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Triangle.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Triangle-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Triangle-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Triangle-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the wanton actions of Rowe&#8217;s violent crew become increasingly distasteful &#8212; and by the time they&#8217;re partying and trashing their own vehicle, there&#8217;s little left to watch or appreciate. This one will strictly be of interest to fans of exploitation flicks from the &#8217;70s. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> One morbidly fascinating scene shows an illegal abortion (actually, a response to a miscarriage) playing out on screen in graphic detail; knowing this film was released a year before Roe v. Wade brings added poignancy to the scene, especially considering that our nation may be headed in this direction again soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Abortion.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Abortion.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Abortion.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Abortion-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Abortion-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hitchhikers-Abortion-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><br \/>\nNot much. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope; skip it. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067206\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=12396\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re gonna do okay in L.A.&#8221; Synopsis: A pregnant teenager (Misty Rowe) leaves home and is quickly caught up with a criminal group of female hippies led by a charismatic man named Benson (Nick Klar). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Counterculture Thieves and Criminals Review: Husband-and-wife team Beverly and Ferd Sebastian co-helmed this exploitation flick about beautiful young women who pretend to be hitch-hikers in order to rob gullible male drivers of everything in their possession. The film starts off&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84211\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84211"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84229,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84211\/revisions\/84229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}