Freeway (1988 film)

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Freeway
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Francis Delia
Screenplay by
Based onFreeway
by Deanne Barkley
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Frank Byers
Edited by Philip Sgriccia
Music by Joe Delia
Production
company
Gower Street Pictures
Distributed by New World Pictures
Release date
  • September 2, 1988 (1988-09-02)(United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$295,493

Freeway is a 1988 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Francis Delia from a screenplay by Darrell Fetty and Delia, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by the then-head of NBC programming, Deanne Barkley. [1] [2] [3] It stars Darlanne Fluegel, James Russo, Richard Belzer, Michael Callan, and Billy Drago. [4]

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Plot

After her husband’s murderer escapes justice, Sarah "Sunny" Harper (Fluegel) witnesses the work of a spree killer (Drago) who shoots people on the freeway and later quotes Bible passages to a local radio station’s psychiatrist disc jockey (Belzer). Police are unwilling to listen to Sunny, but a former cop named Frank Quinn (Russo) agrees to protect her, and later the two join forces to find the deranged freeway killer before he strikes again. The killer, who turns out to be a man who calls himself "Father Eddie," drives a beat-up 1969 Lincoln Continental sedan. The story takes place in southern California.

Cast

Release

Freeway grossed $14,945 in its opening weekend. The film grossed $295,493 worldwide. [5] [6]

Home media

Freeway was released on DVD on July 18, 2017, by Lakeshore Entertainment. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Barkley, Deanne (1978). Freeway (Hardcover). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN   978-0025072107.
  2. ↑ Barkley, Deanne. "Freeway". Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media, LLC. ISSN   1948-7428. OCLC   12234808 . Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Woo, Elaine (April 11, 2013). "Deanne Barkley dies at 82; pioneering TV executive". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Digitally Obsessed". Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Freeway". The Numbers . Nash Information Services, LLC. September 2, 1988. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Freeway". Box Office Mojo . Amazon. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Delia, Francis (July 18, 2017). Freeway. Blue-ray.com. Lakeshore Entertainment. Archived from the original (DVD) on May 12, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
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