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Feb 2024
29m 34s

The Phantom Hitchhiker

Ballen Studios
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When Rodney was trying to break into Hollywood in his early 20s, he'd often drive from Maryland to LA through the barren, dusty backroads of the Southwest. Then he had an inexplicable encounter with a hitchhiker that convinced him to avoid the desert route.

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