Synopsis
Following 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.
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Cast
- Kiefer SutherlandBob Wolverton
- Reese WitherspoonVanessa Lutz
- Wolfgang BodisonDetective Breer
- Dan HedayaDetective Wallace
- Amanda PlummerRamona
- Brooke ShieldsMrs. Wolverton
- Michael T. WeissLarry
- Bokeem WoodbineChopper
- Guillermo DíazFlacco
- Brittany MurphyRhonda
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Freeway is rude in the way the truth is rude -- only funnier. The movie seduces with its humor, all the while presenting a realized vision of a harsh, absurd world. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
It seems aimed at people who loved "Pulp Fiction'' and have strong stomachs. Like it or hate it (or both), you have to admire its skill, and the over-the-top virtuosity of Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland as the girl and the wolf. - 88
ReelViews
Using black humor, blood, and a pair of tremendous performances, Freeway hones in on its targets and calculatedly skewers them one-by-one…This movie is both grimly funny and thought-provoking. - 80
Empire
The road-crime movie is such a formula in Hollywood that almost every debuting director turns one out, but writer-director Matthew Bright rings the changes by modeling this white trash nightmare on Red Riding Hood. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
A hip, corrosive and often hilarious entertainment, the movie strikes another blow for the American independent film. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Cynical, stylish and witty. [21 Feb 1997] - 50
Chicago Reader
In spirit, if not in letter, it often resembles a gritty Warners crime movie of the 30s, and it held my interest in spite of its excesses. - 50
The New York Times
Rather than seeming classic, Freeway appears to be another film maker showcase, a derivative apprentice work.