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who is jack

posted 21 years ago by bb3raver
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who is jack supposed to be and what are his motives. is he johns (rutger hauer) son taking revenge on jim ( c. thomas howell) and why is he killing everyone!?
the other thing that blows about this movie is why the f#*k did they kill jim off in the 40th minute of the movie because that makes the movie a waste of time. if he would have just stayed at his home then all would have been good. and my final complaint is what the hell is going to happen to maggie (kari wuhrer) because she was framed for all the murders and the cops who found out that jack (jake busey) was the killer all died within 10 seconds of finding out, so will maggie go to jail or get off scott free? i think its time for another rubbish sequel to explain more

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[–] bek-12 20 years ago

I also wondered about Jack!

My #1 guess is: The original Hitcher's son.
My #2 guess is: The original Hitcher's reincarnated (that would be bad).

Anyone know? They very clumsily left it wide open. I thought it was going to be explained, then boom... everybody dies at the end, and no explanation. :(

[–] william_russellsb 20 years ago

Jack is actually neither the original John Ryder's son nor John Ryder reincarnated. The most plausible answer to the question of his identity is that he is a psychotic copycat killer. This is the reason why he wants to scare Jim Hasley, who is haunted by his experience with the Hitcher.

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[–] RobBase086-1 12 years ago

That makes possible sense there that Jack could be a copycat killer reading the clippings in the newspapers or even hearing about it on TV on the news. He grows up idolizing John Ryder who winds up dead in the first film. That might explain it all there.

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[–] chuckydoll2 20 years ago

Hello;

While I was watching the movie, I thought just like you. In my opinion, Jack can be the son of Rutger Hauer's character in the first movie.. Because Jack thinks, behaves, dresses just like him..

Thanks..

[–] Lando_Hass 20 years ago

This movie was s***, I thought that they'd explain who he was too, but they didnt. I say he's the original Hitcher's son, because he acts like him a lot. In one scene, he was wiping the sweat off of his head with a small cloth like the original Hitcher.

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[–] Stoi1 19 years ago

The movie is not worth to look for an explanation.
I love the original and I hate the sequel.

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[–] spre187 19 years ago

man im big fan of the first part, and i thought it was the same guy all along ( same character) cuz the movie is intitled " ive been waiting" and in the movie jim says " thats him, i know it is"..but now that i think about it..i dont think its him or the son.just a copycat, like someone said above

[–] Brain_Loop 19 years ago

Yeah - Jim says something like "it doesn't look like him, but it is him, I can tell".

ie. The new Hitcher is the original reincarnated somehow.

But the film had so many flashbacks, time lapse shots and hallucinations it's really hard to tell what they had in mind.

[–] re_zuleta 16 years ago

Does anyone know, or remember, if they reveal anything about the new Hitcher's true identity in the DVD's special features, or audio commentary?

REzuleta

[–] sikexl 15 years ago

What does it matter? We didn't know who John was or what his motives were so why do we need this type of information now?

[–] beautifulbatty 15 years ago

It can't be the original Hitchers son - his teeth are to big!

I reckon he's the Hider in the House's son!

;)

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 3 years ago

This has been nagging at me for years. Bad movie but still has me wondering.