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Freeway (1996) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 18,053 users
Metascore: 61/100
Reviews: 190 user | 55 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com A twisted take on 'Little Red Riding Hood' with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker traveling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer/pedophile. Director:Matthew BrightWriter:Matthew Bright |
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Cast
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Little Red Riding Hood for the 1990's: After her mom and step-dad are arrested, 15-year-old Vanessa Lutz decides that instead of once again being put into a foster home, she'd rather go and search for the grandmother she's never met, and live with her. "On the way to grandma's house," (actually a trailer park) Vanessa's car breaks down, and she's picked up from the side of the road by Bob Wolverton, a counselor at a school for troubled boys. Bob slowly earns Vanessa's trust, and eventually convinces her to talk about her sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. When Vanessa realizes that Bob is enjoying what she's saying, she realizes that he's "The I-5 Killer," from the news. She tries to get out of his truck, but the inside door handle has been removed... Written by Daniel Aubrey White <white@mortimer.com>
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Her life is no fairy tale. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong lurid violence and sexual dialogue, some sexual situations, drug content and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 September 1997 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Auto-Estrada do Inferno See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Twin#1: Ooh, he sure is bloody.
Twin #2: You still think he's cute?
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Written by Bruce Sterling and Miles Christensen
Performed by Duce -5
Published by Grooveyard Music Inc.
Courtesy of Grooveyard Music
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Did You Know?
Trivia
When Vanessa (Reese Witherspoon) vomits, she is actually spitting out yogurt. See more »Goofs
When Rhonda and Vanessa chat while they sit on the jail beds, Rhonda's arms/hands keep changing position between back and front shots. They alternate from resting in her lap to fiddling with her hair to having her head resting on her hands, etc. See more »Quotes
[Standing over a guard who is bleeding on the floor]Twin#1: Ooh, he sure is bloody.
Twin #2: You still think he's cute?
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Crazy Credits
Except for the main characters of Bob (Kiefer Sutherland) and Vanessa (Reese Witherspoon), the rest of the cast is listed alphabetically according to the character's name. See more »Soundtracks
"SHERAP"Written by Bruce Sterling and Miles Christensen
Performed by Duce -5
Published by Grooveyard Music Inc.
Courtesy of Grooveyard Music
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Move over, Pulp Fiction. Freeway is totally outrageous, over the top hilarious, yet it all somehow has the ring of either truth or understanding or both. The performance delivered by Reese Witherspoon was not only great, it was startlingly great and the best thing I've seen her do. Each turn in the story hit me like a slap in the face, each new character was like a gift, but Reese Witherspoon playing the queen of trailer park trash was done like a symphony. Fantastic!