Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Bob Wolverton | |
Reese Witherspoon | ... | Vanessa Lutz | |
Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Chopper | |
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Paul Perri | ... | Cop #1 |
Robert Peters | ... | Cop #2 | |
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Ben Meyerson | ... | Cop at Truckstop |
Craig Barnett | ... | Cop #3 | |
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G. Eric Miles | ... | Cop #4 |
Wolfgang Bodison | ... | Detective Breer | |
Dan Hedaya | ... | Detective Wallace | |
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Chris Renna | ... | Doctor |
Kathleen Marshall | ... | ER Nurse | |
Melinda Renna | ... | Female Anchor | |
Guillermo Díaz | ... | Flacco | |
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Kitty Fox | ... | Grandma |
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>
I remembered Kiefer Sutherland played a psychotic killer....and IMDB lead me right to this one. I had seen bits and pieces of this movie on cable and couldn't believe how good it was, but back in those days we didn't have "channel info". This movie is wickedly funny, and Reese Witherspoon plays the most hilarious, bad-girl, tough trailer trash role I've ever seen and plays it fantastically. The slutty makeup and outfits she wears as well as the endless stream of profanity she swears are definitely a lot different than her "modern day" good girl roles she seems stuck in now. This movie is funnier than you can possibly imagine, as things keep happening that just blow you away or shock the pants off you and no main character is what they seem to be at first. Definitely unpredictable, this dark comedy is a rare lost gem I was glad to find again.