Freeway

Freeway

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1996-08-23
Duration:104 min
Director:Matthew Bright
Actors:Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer
Production:The Kushner-Locke Company, August Entertainment, Davis Films, Illusion Entertainment Group, Muse Productions, Brad Wyman Productions

Overview:

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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