Freeway
Back to browse
64% Critic Match

Freeway

Her life is no fairy tale.

6.4 / 10 1996 1h 42mR English
ComedyCrimeThrillerDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Bob Wolverton

Lead
Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Vanessa Lutz

Wolfgang Bodison

Wolfgang Bodison

Detective Breer

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Detective Wallace

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Ramona Lutz

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Mrs. Wolverton

Michael T. Weiss

Michael T. Weiss

Larry

Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Chopper

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matthew Bright's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Freeway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker