A 35mm projection of the 1986 film The Hitcher as part of the The Open Road cycle at SIFF Cinema Egyptian.
The Hitcher plays on 35mm at SIFF Cinema Egyptian on Tuesday, October 15, as part of The Open Road series. It's a road movie in the truest sense, and seeing it on film changes the whole experience. If you've only ever seen it on a screen at home, this is the way to catch it.
For those who haven't seen it, The Hitcher is a road thriller that starts with a simple, wrong turn on a highway and spirals into a game of cat and mouse. The 35mm projection means you're watching the movie as it was meant to be seen—on actual film, with the grain and the flicker that digital just doesn't replicate. It's a different kind of presence, one that suits a movie about long stretches of asphalt and the tension of being followed.
The venue is part of the story here. SIFF Cinema Egyptian is on Capitol Hill, just a few blocks from downtown. The building opened in 1915 as a Masonic Temple, complete with offices, a main auditorium, and a smaller one. Back in the 1970s, the Masons used the main hall as a wrestling arena. In the early 1980s, it became the home of the Seattle International Film Festival, and the founders gave the room its signature Egyptian décor. It still hosts SIFF, the largest film festival in North America, and the building is owned by Seattle Central College.
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The Hitcher is one stop in The Open Road cycle, a series of road movies running through the cinema. The screening starts at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 15, at 801 E Pine Street.
