The Hitchhiker: Shattered Vows

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(cable tv series; originally aired 11/23/83 on HBO)

The pilot episode for an HBO cable series that later became extremely popular, this was Bruce Greenwood's first significant screen role. He starred as Jeff Boder, a penniless but attractive young water skiier who marries a wealthy older woman only to succumb rather too readily to the charms of her sexy stepdaughter. At the wedding he realizes the bridal statuette his Grandmother has given him has mysterious powers that directly effect the human bride and groom. Using it to eliminate his new wife, he brings about his own destiny as well.

Young, blond and handsome, this is a fascinating early peek at Greenwood in a short little piece that's full of history. Of added interest, it was even filmed in his home town of Vancouver. There are some intimate love scenes with explicit nudity which have been edited out of most versions for syndication. Oddly enough the original hitchhiker (almost incidental to each story) was Nicholas Campbell, but he's also edited out of the syndicated version and the more familiar Page Fletcher is comfortably pasted on top of the story. The entire Hitchhiker series is repeated frequently in syndication, but the original versions are much harder to find.

Corazon Productions, Inc.; Markowitz / Chesler Producers