The South African movie Hitchher opens in movie theatres around the country on Friday 1 February.
Young heartthrob Paul Gardyne in his first film role, plays the role of a love-sick young bushveld boy, Regardt, who hitch hikes across the breath of the country in pursuit of his true love.
Following in the celebrity footsteps of their father, theatre impresario Richard Loring, are the Natasha and Samantha Loring. Cape Town based Natasha plays the lead role of Julie (Regardt’s love interest). London based Samantha plays the role of a fun, if slutty friend.
English hunk, Lee Savage, adds an international flavour to the cast, in the role of the young English gentleman who drives his Rolls Royce across South Africa as part of a bet.
He picks up the hapless young Regardt, and a comfortable friendship ensues, despite their complete economic and social opposing statuses.
Hitchhiker is the first feature film from SA Wild Productions and the Witch & Wizard Productions. Writer, director and producer, Chris du Toit, is well known in film, theatre and literary circles in South Africa, but this is his most ambitious effort in film making. Supported by acclaimed talent from the advertising and production world such as Jurie van Leeuwen, Cobus Zwennis and Theo Pretorius, the film is a technical masterpiece. This enterprising team of young film makers dug into their own pockets to make this feel good story.
Producer and director, Jurie van Leeuwen is well known for the success of SA Tourism’s award-winning “I am an African’ international ad campaign.
The film also features industry stalwarts including Rika Sennett, Erica Wessels, Lynne Maree, Julie Hartley, Martin le Maitre, the late Roger Dwyer and the hilariously funny Trudie Taljaard, all who have featured popularly in films and on television in South Africa.
