You might want to rent the 1986 version first. It stars C. Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer as the Hitcher. It got much better reviews than the remake. However, I also liked the remake.
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
