My favorite Rutger Hauer scene ever - The diner in The Hitcher

For educational purposes.

Watch how much Rutger Hauer conveys with just the eyes and a few lip curls. Instead of anger, he shows empathy and pity. Making him even MORE villainous. By staying understated and using his face and a low voice, he is more threatening. Not many actors can pull this off. Most actors lean on shouting and raving. This is next-level stuff from a great.

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[fannyalexander]

Acting aside, Rutger’s electric blue eyes is just so mesmerizing. It draws you into his soul. What a beauty.

[cybernautadventurer]

I was really affected by this performance when I first saw it. The character is so intriguing and mysterious that I actually messaged Hauer's agent in 2011 asking about how he prepared for the role.
Hauer noticed a review I did of the Hitcher, and he then sent me a personal message saying he would do a video about his experience working on the Hitcher as a response. The videos are still there to this day:

He will truly be missed. He really looked out for his fans.

[readynow]

Rutger Hauer is so underrated, his performance in blade runner should've won him an academy award.

[steparko]

When John Ryder is up close like that, you can see every soul he's ever tortured and taken in his face.

Incredible.

[edthesecond]

He was the actor who made Blade Runner a masterpiece,

[davydevilution]

Rutger Hauer gave a magnificent acting performance in The Hitcher (1986)
R.I.P

[twirajuda]

He was terrifying in The Hitcher. But there are moments in the movie (such as this scene and when he replied ‘Disneyland’ to police interrogators) where he unexpectedly let humor through, as if to turn the heat down before it got too intense. The part where he put pennies on C. Thomas Howell’s eyes was also poignantly symbolic, as it alludes to the Ancient Greek custom of putting coins on the eyes of the deceased to pay Cheiron, the ferryman who would get them across the River Styx to the land of the dead. RIP Rutger Hauer

[jayhandron]

Rutger Hauer was one of the few actors who was great in any movie he appeared in good or bad. May he Rest In Peace.

[johntaylorson]

Definitely the best scene of a movie with some pretty awesome scenes. Hauer's quiet, playful malevolence always gets to me: he seems really tired, sad.

[juliaclarke]

This is one of the most terrifying films ever made. Mostly because it’s so close to the truth of what actually happens in this world.
Rutger Hauer is wonderful in this. A very under rated actor and now sadly gone.

[Trist]

His facial expressions are great here. He was so charismatic in all of his roles.

[gigigrendeli]

Electric Presence, immense physical charisma, strong build, good looking, with an intense gaze and Teutonic blue eyes. He has a genius in him to play troubled, complex and violent character. One of the best in my opinion. A lot of his acting genius is physical...its in his stares and attitudes. RIP Rutger

[RumbleFish]

Remember when acting was a craft? Remember when guys like Rutger Hauer commanded and controlled their scenes? What do we have today? Well, I can tell you that it's not this!

[LordFred]

Rutger's look when hes asked why he's doing this is magnificent. It shows just a glimpse of humanity and sadness that then instantly dries up. A entire prequel movie in just a glimpse.

[sebastiaosalgado]

Rutger Hauer was one of the most underrated actor in Hollywood's history

[brucekennedy]

That mocking look of pity he gives him is priceless, so perfect so nuanced - I don’t know if any actor could better that moment in the scene.

[perperov]

Brilliant actor, brilliant human! You will be missed, Rutger <3

[veronikabelina]

Both actors performed incredibly well in this scene. I can watch it over and over again haha

[eyebrowman]

The acting from both is incredible in this scene. Rutger's unhinged facial expressions and C Thomas is totally broken by him, he's a desperate man. Wow!

[Ed]

I picked up a hitchhiker once who probably thought it was funny to say: "aren't you afraid you may pick up a serial killer?" I told him: "No coz what are the odds there are two serial killers in this car?"
They never did find his body, or that of the others.