Classic Friday : Freeway (1996) 8/10

Starring : Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields
Director : Matthew Bright
Running Time : 96 mins

Vanessa Lutz (Witherspoon) goes off in search of her grandmother in an attempt to avoid getting put into foster care after her mother (Plummer) is arrested for soliciting. On her way she is picked up by a man named Bob Wolverton (Sutherland), who turns out to be a renowned serial killer who tries to murder her. In self defense she shoots him in the face, then finds herself being charged for attempted murder.

This modern day adaptation of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale is actually very entertaining. A young Reese Witherspoon shows just how talented an actress she will become in the lead role, while Sutherland moves from being genuinely frightening to being laugh out loud funny. Definitely one to check out.

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