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Freeway (1996)
Released By: Republic Pictures Home Video   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Republic Pictures Home Video
Genre: Mystery-Suspense
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matthew Bright
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields, Dan Hedaya, Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Bokeem Woodbine
Published ID: 6645
UPC: 017153624823, 017153211610,
Plot: In this postmodern exploitation flick loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood, the uneducated daughter of a drug-addicted prostitute flees the foster-care system in search of her long-lost grandmother but meets up instead with a serial killer. Vanessa (Reese Witherspoon), a nearly illiterate firebug and serial shoplifter, desperately clings to normalcy even though her mother turns tricks, does drugs, and manages to ignore the fact that the girl's stepfather Michael T. Weiss has been abusing her for years. When both of her parents get arrested, Vanessa steals the car of her family-services caseworker (Conchata Ferrell) and heads up Interstate 5 in search of her paternal grandmother, who's never met her. Car problems force her to accept a ride from Bob Wolverton (Kiefer Sutherland), a youth counselor who uses charm and sympathy to get the girl to open up. Confessing the sordid details of her childhood to Bob, Vanessa is shocked when he suddenly declares that she's one of the garbage people and that he plans to murder her and have sex with her corpse. Bob, it turns out, is the I-5 Murderer, who's been slaughtering young prostitutes in the Los Angeles area. Thanks to a gun borrowed from her fiancé, Vanessa manages to turn the tables on Bob, shooting him repeatedly and leaving him for dead. He survives, Vanessa is arrested, and the two meet up again in court -- with her unrepentant, even though the police disbelieve her story, him flanked by his prim wife (Brooke Shields) and the righteous indignation of the American legal system. Locked up in the juvie for psychological evaluation, Vanessa gets in touch with her wild side and eventually escapes, heading off to her fateful meeting with grandma. Although Freeway was originally filmed for HBO, vigorously positive critical response eventually earned it a theatrical release. Alanna Ubach, who portrays Vanessa's nemesis/accomplice Mesquita, would go on to appear with Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. Freeway also features two Clueless alumni: Dan Hedaya, as a police detective, and Brittany Murphy, as the disfigured lesbian who befriends Vanessa in lock-up. Michael T. Weiss, who previously appeared in gay indie Jeffrey, appears in both Freeway and its sequel, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
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Fear
Added 11/20/2009
Mark Wahlburg played the stalker boyfriend role perfectly in this film. Alyssa Milano also shines through in her role. This movie is very intense and has a fantastic ending. I recommend this to anyone who wants to be spooked.
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OMG... Help
Added 10/2/2009
When I see this movie all I think about is what if my daughter fell for this kind of guy. The thing is I know most young women will fall for this kind of guy, until they get badly hurt a few times and hopefully make it back to the light.
How do you raise a girl to avoid this kind of guy???
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Good Movie
Added 9/27/2009
I never expected for this movie to be good but i was wrong and really enjoyed it. Mark did a great job in this movie and so did reese witherspoon and Alyssa Milano.
This is the perfect movie to show people that you should really get to know the person before dating because believe it or not people like this really exist. So you want to enjoy a good movie you should watch "Fear." I would also recommend this movie to all those little girls out there that enjoy dating tough guys like David McCall and learn about the consequence of Love at first sight.
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Good Entertainment
Added 4/7/2009
Mark Wahlberg does a great job at being a pshycopath in this movie. This is a good movie if you are looking to watch something that will kill time. It's a cool movie to add to your movie collection. Love Reese Witherspoon.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Fear
Added 2/15/2009
The DVD was in perfect condition and works great. It was exactly what I had expected.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Freeway Review
Added 11/9/2009
Freeway is a kewl movie with an interesting plot revolving around the Little Red Riding Hood theme. I think this is the movie that really put Reese Witherspoon on the map, long before the Legally Blonde stuff. I bought this because it is a must have to any independent movie buff's library.

Sean P. Andrews
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Freeway
Added 10/19/2009
DVD is in great condition. First viewed movie a few years back, had to have it for my collection. Reese Witherspoon like you've never seen her before. Beautiful girl,somewhat violent, funny movie. All I could hope for.
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Great movie!
Added 4/8/2009
I can't believe I missed this at first release. Any fan of Reese Witherspoon must see this performance!
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