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Davis Films
Muse Productions
Freeway Collection
Her life is no fairy tale.
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.
Wuchak
Mar 4, 2026 · via TMDB
**_Vulgar, violent, darkly satirical updating of Lil’ Red Riding Hood_** I’ve seen two of writer/director Matthew Bright’s movies before seeing this: The enlightening and moving “Dark Angel: The Ascent” from two years earlier and the well-done “Ted Bundy” from six years later. (He wrote the former and wrote/directed the latter). With “Freeway” he had way more money in which to work and it could’ve been his ticket to a bigtime filmmaker, yet it bombed at the box office. However, critics tended to laud it (Siskel & Ebert, for instance, gave it a ‘thumbs up’); and it went on to develop a cult following. It’s a crime thriller meshed with hard-edged dark comedy. Despite the title, it’s not a road movie and the second half becomes a women-in-prison flick for the most part. If you can roll with its wild audaciousness and sexually explicit verbiage, it can be fun and amusing, but I was disappointed after seeing Bright’s aforementioned “Dark Angel,” which had nine-times LESS the budget. “Freeway” is technically proficient and the actors do a fine job; it just wallows in foulness to the point of being an unpleasant experience. I’m sure Mark Bright was aiming for a Tarantino film, but he forgot to include meaty themes, as well as interesting characters and dialogues. Don’t get me wrong, there are some interesting bits here and there, they’re just overshadowed by an unrelenting spirit of filth. Reese Witherspoon was 20 years-old during shooting while Kiefer Sutherland was 29. For a similar film involving the latter that’s superior, check out “Desert Saints.” It runs 1h 44m and was shot in the heart of summer 1995 in Los Angeles, as well as just north of there in Sylmar (Vanessa’s house) and Castaic (the interrogation). GRADE: D+
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Kiefer Sutherland
Bob Wolverton
Reese Witherspoon
Vanessa Lutz
Wolfgang Bodison
Detective Breer
Dan Hedaya
Detective Wallace
Amanda Plummer
Ramona Lutz
Brooke Shields
Mrs. Wolverton
Michael T. Weiss
Larry
Bokeem Woodbine
Chopper
Guillermo Díaz
Flacco
Brittany Murphy
Rhonda
Alanna Ubach
Mesquita
Susan Barnes
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Conchata Ferrell
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Tara Subkoff
Sharon
Julie Araskog
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Annette Helde
Lady Cop
Sydney Lassick
Woody Wilson
Paul Perri
Cop #1
Robert Peters
Cop #2
Ben Meyerson
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Craig Barnett
Cop #3
G. Eric Miles
Cop #4
Melinda Renna
Female Anchor
Kitty Fox
Grandma
Lorna Raver
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Spantaneeus Xtasty
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David Andriole
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Monica Lacy
Twin #1
Leanna Creel
Twin #2
Louis Mustillo
Vanessa's Attorney
Ria Pavia
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Andy Friend
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John Thomas
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Tito Larriva
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