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| Freeway | |
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| Directed by | Francis Delia |
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| Based on | Freeway by Deanne Barkley |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Frank Byers |
| Edited by | Philip Sgriccia |
| Music by | Joe Delia |
Production company | Gower Street Pictures |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $142,671 |
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] It stars Darlanne Fluegel, James Russo, Richard Belzer, Michael Callan, and Billy Drago. [3]
Premise
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.
Cast
- Darlanne Fluegel as Sarah "Sunny" Harper
- James Russo as Frank Quinn
- Billy Drago as Edward Anthony Heller
- Richard Belzer as Dr. David Lazarus
- Michael Callan as Lt. Boyle
- Joey Palase as Detective Gomez
- Steve Franken as Lawyer
- Brain Kaiser as Morrie
- Julienne Dallara as Roseanne Rivera
- Kenneth Tobey as Monsignor Kavanaugh
- Clint Howard as Ronnie
- Gene LeBell as Officer Berryman
Production
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.
References
- ^ FREEWAY by Deanne Barkley | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Woo, Elaine (April 11, 2013). "Deanne Barkley dies at 82; pioneering TV executive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Digitally Obsessed
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