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Freeway

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
29K
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POPULARITY
3,373
2,396
Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
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A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadi... Read allA twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
29K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,373
2,396
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Matthew Bright
    • Writer
      • Matthew Bright
    • Stars
      • Reese Witherspoon
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Bokeem Woodbine
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Matthew Bright
    • Writer
      • Matthew Bright
    • Stars
      • Reese Witherspoon
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Bokeem Woodbine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 224User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos2

    Freeway
    Trailer 1:43
    Freeway
    Freeway - Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:35
    Freeway - Official Trailer

    Photos23

    Reese Witherspoon at an event for Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Kiefer Sutherland in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)

    Top cast

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    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Vanessa Lutz
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • Bob Wolverton
    Bokeem Woodbine
    Bokeem Woodbine
    • Chopper
    Paul Perri
    • Cop #1
    Robert Peters
    Robert Peters
    • Cop #2
    Ben Meyerson
    Ben Meyerson
    • Cop at Truckstop
    Craig Barnett
    Craig Barnett
    • Cop #3
    G. Eric Miles
    • Cop #4
    Wolfgang Bodison
    Wolfgang Bodison
    • Detective Breer
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Detective Wallace
    Chris Renna
    • Doctor
    Kathleen Marshall
    Kathleen Marshall
    • ER Nurse
    Melinda Renna
    Melinda Renna
    • Female Anchor
    Guillermo Diaz
    Guillermo Diaz
    • Flacco
    • (as Guillermo Díaz)
    Kitty Fox
    • Grandma
    Nico Petrakis
    • Girl Gang Member
    Michael Merrins
    • Guard
    Lorna Raver
    Lorna Raver
    • Judge
    • Director
      • Matthew Bright
    • Writer
      • Matthew Bright
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The photo of Vanessa's (Reese Witherspoon's) father that she shows to Bob (Kiefer Sutherland) is of mass murderer Richard Speck.
    • Goofs
      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

      Vanessa Lutz: Holy shit! Look who got beaten with the ugly stick! Is that you, Bob? I can't believe such a teeny weeny little gun made such a big mess out of someone! You are so ugly, Bob! And, hey, I heard you have one of those big poop bags that's like attached to where the shit comes out the side, you're just a big old shitbag ain't you, Bob! You just think of me every time you empty that motherfucking thing, motherfucker!

    • Crazy credits
      The beginning credits play over a series of color drawings (in a style similar to cartoonist Robert Crumb) in a hip retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK version suffered two cuts, totalling about 7 seconds. The first occurs when Mimi Wolverton discovers her husbands porn magazine collection. The missing footage briefly showed the cover of a magazine "Cock Sucking Toddlers". The second missing shot is of Vanessa's murdered grandmother in her trailer home. The cuts were fully waived for the 2007 Blackhorse DVD release.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Chamber/The Ghost and the Darkness/The Long Kiss Goodnight/Looking for Richard/Freeway (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Les Girls
      Written and Performed by Sam Phipps

      Published by Sam Phipps' Music

    User reviews224

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Dark, disgusting and utterly wonderful.
    Freeway is written and directed by Matthew Bright. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Dan Hedaya, Wolfgang Bodison, Brooke Shields & Brittany Murphy. Plot is darkly based around the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale and sees young runaway Vanessa Lutz (Witherspoon) hit the road after her parents are arrested. Setting off to visit her grandmother she agrees to a lift from the kind and well spoken Bob Wolverton (Sutherland), only to find that he's not as nice as she first thought. He in turn is in for a big surprise himself since Vanessa is more than capable of looking after herself.

    Twisted and richly humorous, Matthew Bright's movie oozes originality and quite frankly deserves to be better appreciated: never mind better known! Going into it for a first time completely oblivious to its structure will arguably aid the experience. Suffice to say that the less known about it prior to viewing it the better. All I have to say is that it's violent, sweary and contains very sexually explicit dialogue, so if those things are likely to offend then perhaps stay away from it. But what if I offer up that those things are dealt with a satirical bent? That the tough scenes, and some of them are very tough, are basis to a caustic narrative about social hypocrisy and the often stupidity of the law? Interested? You should be, because once viewed you're unlikely to forget it. It's no surprise to see Oliver Stone's name etched onto the production credits, since this very much feels like a dirty second cousin to his Natural Born Killers. I'd argue that here we have the better acted film with Witherspoon and Sutherland giving virtuoso performances: with admirable support coming from the likes of Bodison, Shields and Murphy.

    One of the most undervalued film's of the 90s? You bet it is! 8.5/10
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    • hitchcockthelegend
    • Nov 11, 2010

    FAQ2

    • Why does Vanessa Lutz swear so much?
    • Is this an adaptation of Red Riding Hood?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 1997 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sin salida
    • Filming locations
      • Sunland, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Kushner-Locke Company
      • August Entertainment
      • Davis-Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $295,493
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,945
      • Aug 25, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $295,493
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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