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Freeway
1996
On the way to grandma's house because Mom was arrested for soliciting, young and enticing Vanessa runs into Bob Wolverton, a child psychologist who uses his professional expertise to gain her trust, and then reveals himself to be The Big Bad Wolf who is out to abuse, torture and kill pretty, innocent girls -- with Vanessa .. Read more
| Starring | Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Plummer, Dan Hedaya |
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| Director | Matthew Bright |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Freeway
On the way to grandma's house because Mom was arrested for soliciting, young and enticing Vanessa runs into Bob Wolverton, a child psychologist who uses his professional expertise to gain her trust, and then reveals himself to be The Big Bad Wolf who is out to abuse, torture and kill pretty, innocent girls -- with Vanessa intended to be his newest victim. She manages to shoot her assailant a number of times, but instead of being killed, he's disfigured in such a manner that he now looks like what he truly is -- a monster. Vanessa is accused of attempted murder. She is to be put on trial but escapes -- right into the waiting arms of the Big Bad Wolf.
| Starring | Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Plummer, Dan Hedaya, Brooke Shields, Michael T. Weiss, Wolfgang Bodison, Bokeem Woodbine |
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| Director | Matthew Bright |
| Studio | Kushner Locke |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | DVD: 22 Oct 2007 Production year: 1996 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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This deeply twisted version of Little Red Riding Hood brought the exceptionally talented Reese Witherspoon to the attention of a wider audience. She plays a feisty young teenager from a dysfunctional family who sets off to find her grandmother, falling foul of psycho Bob Wolverton (Kiefer Sutherland) en route. Witherspoon is a revelation as the foul-mouthed teenage rebel, Sutherland is great as her nemesis, and there are enjoyable cameos from Amanda Plummer, Dan Hedaya and Brooke Shields. It went straight to video in the UK, but don't let that put you off.
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The opening credits, showing a sex-obsessed wolf chasing Red Riding Hood, suggest some sort of satire is intended; but what follows is a sleazily violent, unsubtle melodrama.
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14 out of 15 people found this review helpful
dark comedy
Reese Witherspoon plays the most hilarious, bad-girl, tough trailer trash role.Kiefer Sutherland played a psychotic killer.
a modern remake of red riding hood its good for a laugh and its got reece mmmmm -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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Fills a quiet night well enough
I honestly have not seen a movie quite like this before, Freeway is based loosely on the Little Red Riding Hood story and shows Reese Witherspoon as you will have never before seen her. She plays a troubled teenager, classic white trash, who following the jailing of her prostitute mother and step father decides to track down her Grandma. Her journey takes an interesting twist when she meets serial killer Sutherland. This movie is funny in places, violent and largely entertaining, the acting good enough whilst the script provides a comedy and few basics twists, an average film that fills a quiet night well enough. 3 Stars
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