Freeway

Name: Freeway
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: August 23, 1996
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon

1996

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Roxie Releasing | Release Date: August 23, 1996 | NC-17

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon

Summary: In this updated version of Little Red Riding Hood, the main character is actually a hood and the wolf is a serial killer in sheep's clothing.

Director: Matthew Bright

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: NC-17

Runtime: 110 min

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Mick LaSalle

Freeway is rude in the way the truth is rude -- only funnier. The movie seduces with its humor, all the while presenting a realized vision of a harsh, absurd world. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Staff uncredited

Bright cunningly translates the story of Little Red Riding Hood into the trashy vernacular of tabloid TV and reality-based cop shows. Read full review

Charles Taylor

With one foot in the grind house and one in the art house, the smarts in Freeway are more than equal to its visceral kick. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Cynical, stylish and witty. [21 Feb 1997]

Keith Phipps

Freeway is full of nice touches—such as making the villain a psychologist— that play off the expectations of a familiar story. While also working as a conventional thriller, its many twists on the fairy tale make it work on an almost subliminal level. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

In spirit, if not in letter, it often resembles a gritty Warners crime movie of the 30s, and it held my interest in spite of its excesses. Read full review

Steve Davis

A white-trash riff on Little Red Riding Hood, the oddly titled Freeway is a road movie that hits a dead end. Read full review

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SolInvicta

Jul 12, 2015

An eccentric black comedy that makes the most out of its two excellent leads. Freeway is so wrong in all the right ways, and it's an absolute blast to watch.

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