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  • The Hitchhiker Ghostwriter (Season 3, Episode 6)
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    TV Episode | 27 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The Hitchhiker

Ghostwriter (Season 3, Episode 6)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 27 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Struggling writer Jeffrey Hunt fakes his own death in order to achieve literary immortality. His unfaithful wife Debby has been having an adulterous affair with Jeffrey's publicist and best friend Tony Lynch. Debby and Tony try to make ...See moreStruggling writer Jeffrey Hunt fakes his own death in order to achieve literary immortality. His unfaithful wife Debby has been having an adulterous affair with Jeffrey's publicist and best friend Tony Lynch. Debby and Tony try to make Jeffrey's staged death real, but the plan backfires. Written by Woodyanders See less
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Director
Carl Schenkel (directed by)
Writers
Richard Rothstein (created by) (executive story supervisor) | Riff Markowitz (created by) | Lewis Chesler (created by) | Thomas Baum (teleplay by) (story by) | Gail Glaze (story editor)
Producers
Lewis Chesler (produced by) | Riff Markowitz (produced by)
Composer
Michel Rubini (music created by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Hank McCann (casting by)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 7, 1986

Release date
Jan 7, 1986 (United States)
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7 cast members
Name Known for
Page Fletcher
The Hitchhiker The Hitchhiker   See fewer
M. Emmet Walsh
Detective Underhill Detective Underhill   See fewer
Willem Dafoe
Jeffrey Jeffrey   See fewer
Antony Holland
Professor Pierce (as Anthony Holland) Professor Pierce (as Anthony Holland)   See fewer
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