The Drifter is a 1988 thriller movie starring Kim Delaney, Timothy Bottoms, Al Shannon, Miles O'Keeffe, and Anna Garduno. The film is about a successful single woman who picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on a deserted road.
The film was directed and written by Larry Brand.
The Drifter is a 1917 film featuring Harry Carey.
Billy Carson discovers that "Drifter" Davis, an exact double, has been impersonating him in order to cover up a series of bank robberies. When the sheriff jails Davis, believing him to be Carson, Billy sees the chance to turn the tables and clear his name. He impersonates Davis and takes his place as a sharpshooter with the Sally Dawson Medicine Show that is traveling though the area. Just about the time that Billy gets a lead that ties up Dirk Trent, the show's publicity man, with the bank robberies, Billy's pal, Fuzzy Jones, causes complications by helping Davis escape from jail, thinking he is the real Billy Carson. Written by Les Adams {longhorn@abilene.com}
A Robin Hood-type outlaw (Buster Crabbe) rides the range and helps others. Another outlaw who looks just like him (also played by Buster Crabbe) tries to cash in on the other outlaw's reputation. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
When the Marshal catches bank robber Drifter Davis he thinks he has caught his exact double Billy Carson. With Drifter safely in jail, Billy now poses as Drifter to get the goods on the outlaws. But Billy's partner Fuzzy is unable to tell them apart and breaks Drifter out of jail thinking he is Billy and the mass confusion begins. Written by Maurice VanAuken
When Brad's wife goes away on a short trip, he discovers a mysterious drifter in his backyard and invites the man inside the house. Handling the traveller's relaxation balls brings images of erotica that open Brad's mind to new things...especially when the true nature of his wife's trip is revealed. Written by JBK
Four characters wake in a desert, disoriented and lost with no clue where they are or how they got there. All four have fresh surgical scars and are on the verge of death. As they run desperately through a labyrinth of realities, both past and present, their ties are revealed and they come to see that only one of them will survive. Written by Writers
Alan, the son of a concert pianist, is a rolling stone. Wandering from place to place, unable to settle down anywhere, he prefers roaming the country moving from affair to affair. And yet there had been Renee, who bore him a little boy and brought him a glimpse of happiness. But afraid of commitment Alan had hit the road again, a long road to nowhere... Written by Guy Bellinger
A suspensefilled thriller about a successful single woman who, on a deserted road, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker. Once back in the city, THE DRIFTER follows her every move. Every attempt to free herself of his harassment fails until the shocking conclusion is revealed! Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).
