The Hitchhikers
The Hitchhikers

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The Hitchhikers

1972
Movie
92 min
English

A girl is forced to leave home when she learns she's pregnant. On the road, she hooks up with a group of other girls who make a living by hitchhiking in sexy clothes and then robbing the men who pick them up.

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Director: UncreditedGenres: Drama, Crime

Plot Summary

This film, often described as an exploitation film, follows the grim realities faced by young women drawn into a life of crime and survival on the streets. It delves into their struggles with poverty, exploitation, and the constant threat of danger as they navigate a harsh urban environment.

Critical Reception

Information on critical reception for 'The Hitchhikers (1972)' is scarce due to its nature as a low-budget exploitation film from the era. It was not widely reviewed by mainstream critics and is primarily known within cult film circles.

What Reviewers Say

  • Exploitative and grim portrayal of street life.

  • Lacks significant critical analysis, focusing more on sensationalism.

  • Primarily of interest to niche audiences interested in exploitation cinema.

Google audience: Due to the film's obscurity and lack of widespread release, there is no readily available data on Google user reviews or audience reception.

Fun Fact

As an exploitation film, 'The Hitchhikers' was likely produced with a very low budget and aimed at a specific, often marginalized, audience, rather than critical acclaim or mainstream distribution.

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Wuchak

Wuchak

**_Lindsey Buckingham & five hippie girls living in a ghost town in SoCal_** Two summers after the Manson Family murders, a nonconformist dude enjoys his own li’l harem in the Southwest desert, but they have to make money somehow and so ...

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwin...

Most of the time I give a film 10 stars if it entertains and 1 if it stinks in kind of a thumbs up or thumbs down vote... because picking the numbers in between seem a little too artificial for someone like me has no problem pointing out tr...