Freeway
Her life is no fairy tale.
Her life is no fairy tale.
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
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1996
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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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Rated:
R
Runtime:
102 min
Release date:
23 Aug 1996
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
6 wins & 4 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Alive with the luscious turn-ons of sex and danger, Freeway is the most impressive debut film I've seen all year.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It's too drawn-out, too talky and, at the most crucial moment, needlessly implausible, to sustain its humor and large dose of violence.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
Rude in the way the truth is rude -- only funnier.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
Cynical, stylish and witty.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
12 Jul 2002
rotten:
Freeway glints here and there with dark humor amounting to a knowing wink that undercuts the cautionary tale at its heart and the seriousness of its graphic sociology.
– Lawrence Van Gelder,
New York Times,
20 May 2003