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.
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Kiefer Sutherland
Bob Wolverton
Reese Witherspoon
Vanessa Lutz
Wolfgang Bodison
Detective Breer
Dan Hedaya
Detective Wallace
Amanda Plummer
Ramona Lutz
Brooke Shields
Mrs. Wolverton
Michael T. Weiss
Larry
Bokeem Woodbine
Chopper
Guillermo Díaz
Flacco
Brittany Murphy
Rhonda
Director
Matthew Bright
Tagline
"Her life is no fairy tale."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$3,100,000
Revenue
$295,493
Production
The Kushner-Locke Company, August Entertainment, Davis Films, Illusion Entertainment Group, Muse Productions, Brad Wyman Productions
Wuchak
March 4, 2026
**_Vulgar, violent, darkly satirical updating of Lil’ Red Riding Hood_** I’ve seen two of writer/director Matthew Bright’s movies before seeing this: The enlightening and moving “Dark Angel: The Ascent” from two years earlier and the well-done “Ted Bundy” from six years later. (He wrote the former and wrote/directed the latter). With “Freeway” he had way more money in which to work and it coul...
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