Freeway (1996)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Matthew Bright

Writer:

Matthew Bright (written by)

Release Date:

3 September 1997 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Her life is no fairy tale.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Road | Little Red Riding Hood | Nightmare | Trailer Park

Awards:

6 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Bob Wolverton
Reese Witherspoon	...	Vanessa Lutz
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Chopper
Paul Perri	...	Cop #1
Robert Peters	...	Cop #2
Ben Meyerson	...	Cop at Truckstop
Craig Barnett	...	Cop #3
G. Eric Miles	...	Cop #4
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Detective Mike Breer
Dan Hedaya	...	Detective Garrett Wallace
Chris Renna	...	Doctor
Kathleen Marshall	...	ER Nurse
Melinda Renna	...	Female Anchor
Guillermo Díaz	...	Flacco
Kitty Fox	...	Naomi Frohlegger - Grandma

MPAA:

Rated R for strong lurid violence and sexual dialogue, some sexual situations, drug content and language.

Runtime:

110 min | Australia:97 min | France:102 min | USA:102 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (No. 34357) (edited for re-rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:Refused Classification (original rating) | Australia:R (edited for re-rating) | Canada:R | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:-16 | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:NC-17 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kushner-Locke Company, The

Trivia:

Twin actresses Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel were offered and turned down the part of twins Brenda and Bonnie in the movie.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the opening scene, Vanessa can hardly read the simple sentence "The cat drinks milk", but she seems to have no trouble reading the menu in the "Hi-Way cafe".

Quotes:

Woody Wilson: I am claustrophobic.
Vanessa: Well I get claustrophobic suckin' strange dick, now get in there!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

SURE FEELS GOOD

A Cig and a Laugh

This is one of the funniest films I've ever seen. Reese Witherspoon can do no wrong after the performance she gives here - brilliant. She is the Tony Montana of teenage girls! And lets not forget Brook Shields as the uknowing wife of the serial killer standing by her man through the trial.

The best scene is the shoot-out where Reese and the cops walk away smoking cigarettes and laughing as if the whole thing had been a big joke.

Great stuff! Puts "Natural Born Killers" to shame!