Freeway (1996)

08/23/1996 (US) • 1h 45m

Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Her life is no fairy tale.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kiefer Sutherland

Bob Wolverton

Reese Witherspoon

Vanessa Lutz

Wolfgang Bodison

Detective Breer

Dan Hedaya

Detective Wallace

Amanda Plummer

Ramona Lutz

Brooke Shields

Mrs. Wolverton


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Includes Freeway, Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,100,000.00

Revenue

$295,493.00

Keywords

prison

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little red riding hood

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murder

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teenage girl

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