- HD 1080
- Runtime: 105m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Matthew Bright
- Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer
- keywords: prison, california, prostitute, sexual abuse, detective, runaway, attempt to escape, little red riding hood, stepfather, dysfunctional family, murder, serial killer, teenage girl, hitchhiker, juvenile delinquent, drugs, predator turns victim, juvenile detention center, based on fairy tale, runaway teen, street smarts, teen runaway
- Production_studio: August Entertainment, The Kushner-Locke Company, Multicom Entertainment Group, Davis Films, Illusion Entertainment Group
- Slogan: Her life is no fairy tale.
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- The Freeway is featured in the top rankings of 1996
- #59 in Top Comedy Movies of 1996
- #34 in Top Crime Movies of 1996
- #24 in Top Thriller Movies of 1996
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.
