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Freeway

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Freeway
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R,1hr 42min
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Released:
October 18, 1996
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Republic Pictures
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
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. Full Review
Metascore
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61
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Bob Wolverton
Mimi Wolverton
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