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6.4Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Released: 1996-08-23102 minDir: Matthew BrightComedy, Crime, Thriller, DramaBudget: $3.1MBox office: $295,493Part of: Freeway Collection
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Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland as Bob Wolverton
- Reese Witherspoon as Vanessa Lutz
- Wolfgang Bodison as Detective Breer
- Dan Hedaya as Detective Wallace
- Amanda Plummer as Ramona Lutz
- Brooke Shields as Mrs. Wolverton
Themes
- prison
- california
- prostitute
- sexual abuse
- detective
- runaway
- attempt to escape
- little red riding hood
- stepfather
- dysfunctional family
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
33,751 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 546309
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- Freeway
- review score
- 76%
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1990s comedy thriller films1990s crime comedy-drama films1990s exploitation films1990s prison films1990s road comedy-drama films1990s serial killer films1996 American films1996 black comedy films1996 comedy-drama films1996 crime drama films1996 crime thriller films1996 directorial debut films1996 English-language films1996 films1996 independent films1996 LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican black comedy filmsAmerican comedy thriller filmsAmerican crime comedy-drama filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsAmerican exploitation filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican prison films