Pick Me Up (2006): Cast
Pick Me Up is a 2006 horror film directed by Larry Cohen, starring Michael Moriarty as Jim Wheeler, Fairuza Balk and Peter Benson. It runs 58 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Director
- Larry Cohen
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Pick Me Up About?
The premise of Pick Me Up without spoilers.
On an isolated mountain stretch, a seemingly affable trucker who takes pleasure in murdering hitchhikers encounters a charismatic wanderer who, instead of seeking refuge, delights in killing anyone who offers him a ride. Their twisted encounter spirals into a grim, comic battle of carnivorous wills.
Pick Me Up Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- serial murder
- splatter horror
- truck driver
- hitchhiker
- bare chested male
- character repeats someone else's dialogue
- woman bound and gagged
- bound and gagged
- motel
- psychopath
- punched in the stomach
- punched in the face
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- kicked in the stomach
- thrown through a windshield
- truck crash
- one day timespan
- flashback
- sneeze
- reference to humphrey bogart
- hunting
- bait
- piercing ripped out
- handcuffs
- threatened with a knife
- billboard
- fog
- murder of a nude woman
- duct tape over mouth
- female topless nudity
- throat slit
- flashlight
- tied to a bed
- punk girl
- van
- knocked out with a gun butt
- tied to a tree
- corpse
- hanged woman
- cowboy hat
- piano playing
- held at gunpoint
- shot to death
- shot in the forehead
- shot in the chest
- climbing through a window
- knife
- paramedic
- pistol
- forest
- echo
Pick Me Up Cast & Characters
Michael Moriarty leads the cast as Jim Wheeler, with Fairuza Balk as Stacie and Peter Benson as Deuce. Directed by Larry Cohen; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Larry Cohen
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Michael Moriarty as Jim Wheeler -
Fairuza Balk as Stacie - Peter Benson as Deuce
- Laurene Landon as Birdy
Also Starring in Pick Me Up
· 4 more- Tom Pickett Bus Driver
- Malcolm Kennard Danny
- Warren Kole Walker
- Kristie Marsden Marie
More from Larry Cohen
More films directed by Larry Cohen, best-rated first: It's Alive, God Told Me To, Original Gangstas and The Ambulance.
Pick Me Up Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Pick Me Up.
Pick Me Up Also Known As
Also known as “Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up”.
- Also known as
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- Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up
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Movies Like Pick Me Up
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Hitcher, The Hitcher and Hitch Hike.
Pick Me Up FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Pick Me Up, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Pick Me Up?
Pick Me Up runs 58 minutes.
When was Pick Me Up released?
Pick Me Up was released on January 20, 2006.
Who directed Pick Me Up?
Pick Me Up was directed by Larry Cohen.
More films by Larry Cohen Who is in the cast of Pick Me Up?
Pick Me Up stars Michael Moriarty as Jim Wheeler, Fairuza Balk as Stacie and Peter Benson as Deuce, among 8 credited actors.
Does Pick Me Up have a post-credit scene?
No. Pick Me Up has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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