Freeway (1996)

Directed by

Matthew Bright

Genre

horror film, comedy drama, crime thriller film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 438 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl runs away from home and gets picked up by a serial killer on the highway. She turns the tables on him in a violent struggle for survival.

darkly comictenseunsettlingcampygrittyfast-pacedsardonicrawheightened

What happens

Freeway is a 1996 American dark comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Matthew Bright, and produced by Oliver Stone. It stars Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon. The film's plot is a dark take on the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood". The film premiered at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, where it competed for the Grand Jury Prize. It was later screened on HBO on June 8, 1996, and due to favorable reviews, it was given a limited theatrical release. The film has gone on to achieve cult status. A sequel, Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby, was released in 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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