Freeway (1996 film)

Freeway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatthew Bright
Written byMatthew Bright
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Thomas
Edited byMaysie Hoy
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release dates
  • January 19, 1996 (1996-01-19) (Sundance)
  • June 8, 1996 (1996-06-08) (HBO)
  • August 23, 1996 (1996-08-23) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$295,493[1]

Freeway is a 1996 American black comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Matthew Bright and produced by Oliver Stone. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon and Brooke Shields. The film's plot is a dark take on the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood".[2]

The film premiered at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival where it competed for the Grand Jury Prize. It was later screened on HBO on June 8, 1996, and due to favorable reviews, it was given a brief theatrical release. The film has gone on to achieve cult status.

  1. ^ a b "Freeway (1996)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Rabin, Nathan (January 24, 2013). "Reese Witherspoon is a badass Little Red Riding Hood in the sordid, sleazy Freeway". The A.V. Club. Chicago, Illinois: Onion, Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

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