Hitch-Hike (aka Autostop Rosso Sangue) (1977) ***1/2

Hitch-Hike (aka Autostop Rosso Sangue) (1977) is the Italian answer to Sam Peckinpah, pulling elements from both Straw Dogs (1971) and Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974) [review] to present its own nihilistic take on violence, greed, misogyny, masculinity, and marriage—a down and dirty crime/road movie with a fantastic trio of lead actors and a frantic score by maestro Morricone.