Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)

Director:

Matthew Bright

Writer (WGA):

Matthew Bright (written by)

Release Date:

24 November 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When you live in the fast lane, there's no looking back!

Plot:

A teenage prostitute escapes from a juvenile prison with a 16-year-old serial killer and both go on a destructive road trip to Mexico in this twist on the "Hanzel Gretel" fairy tale.

Plot Keywords:

Fairy Tale | Mexico | Hansel And Gretel | Lesbian | Serial Killer

Cast

Natasha Lyonne	...	White Girl
María Celedonio	...	Cyclona (as Maria Celedonio)
David Alan Grier	...	Mr. Butz
Vincent Gallo	...	Sister Gomez
April Telek	...	Mrs. Wilson
Bob Dawson	...	Detective Crefilo
Jenn Griffin	...	Detective Dollar
Max Perlich	...	Flacco
Michael T. Weiss	...	Drifter
Richard Hendery	...	American Trick
Alfonso Quijada	...	Federale
Kendall Saunders	...	Blanca
Nicole Parker	...	Mousy (as Nicole Parker Smith)
Amber Warnat	...	2nd White Girl
Abel Urbina	...	Mexican Trick

Also Known As:

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby (USA) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong perverse violence and sexuality, graphic language and substance abuse.

Runtime:

97 min | Germany:90 min (25 fps)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (cut) | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Company:

Kushner-Locke Company, The

Trivia:

Despite the title, this is not a sequel to Freeway (1996), according to the Writers Guild of America.

Quotes:

Sister Gomez: How much did you keep for yourself?
White Girl: About 300 dollars.
Sister Gomez: You thinks it's right that you keep this money?
White Girl: I'll bust you open like a goddamned watermelon!

Movie Connections:

Follows Freeway (1996)

Soundtrack:

Roscoe's

Stupid, Brilliant, Disgusting, Foul - and maybe promising?

At first, I was thinking how in the world would such a stupid film got made. Someone had to pony up the $500k+ to make this thing. Then as I continued to watch I got that same sort of "my subconscious is being stuck with a cattle prod" feeling I get when I watch John Waters films. This guy is using this stuff to evoke feelings - and on a certain level I want to resist calling this film art. But it is art. This is worth watching. I have fairly conventional tastes but I can see some intelligence behind all this and I am intrigued. I will be looking out for more from Matthew Bright. I could be wrong, this could just be a bad midnight movie but I don't think/ feel so.