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Freeway (1996)

R 110 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama  -   3 September 1997 (France)
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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 Bright
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kiefer Sutherland ...
Reese Witherspoon ...
Bokeem Woodbine ...
Chopper
Paul Perri Paul Perri ...
Cop #1
Robert Peters ...
Cop #2
Ben Meyerson Ben Meyerson ...
Cop at Truckstop
Craig Barnett Craig Barnett ...
Cop #3
G. Eric Miles G. Eric Miles ...
Cop #4
Wolfgang Bodison ...
Detective Mike Breer
Dan Hedaya ...
Chris Renna Chris Renna ...
Doctor
Kathleen Marshall ...
ER Nurse
Melinda Renna ...
Female Anchor
Guillermo Díaz ...
Kitty Fox Kitty Fox ...
Naomi Frohlegger - Grandma
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Storyline

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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Her life is no fairy tale. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong lurid violence and sexual dialogue, some sexual situations, drug content and language (edited for re-rating) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(France) See more »

Also Known As:

Auto-Estrada do Inferno See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,945 (USA) (25 August 1996) (6 Screens)

Gross:

$295,493 (USA) (13 March 1997)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Australia:  | France:  | USA: (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally rated NC-17, reduced to R after the removal of some explicit dialogue. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Vanessa shoots Bob, after he escapes from the vehicle, the first bullet misses (hits the ground). Then two shots hit him, but if you notice the right side of his blazer, a third shot hits him but there's no sound. See more »

Quotes

Vanessa: He had this disease, called, um, Wisenheimers, I think. You know, where your brain cells run out into your pee.
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Crazy Credits

The beginning credits play over a series of color drawings by Robert Crumb,
a hip retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Welcome to Hollywood (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"ADIOS AL PRESIDIO"
Written by Jose Chavez H.
Performed by Los Hermanos Vega
Published by Two Crowns International Music Publishing
Courtesy of Discos Dos Coronas See more »