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]

Freeway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrancis Delia
Screenplay by
Based onFreeway
by Deanne Barkley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFrank Byers
Edited byPhilip Sgriccia
Music byJoe Delia
Production
company
Gower Street Pictures
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
  • September 2, 1988 (1988-09-02) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$142,671

Premise

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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

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Production

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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

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  1. ^ FREEWAY by Deanne Barkley | Kirkus Reviews.
  2. ^ Woo, Elaine (April 11, 2013). "Deanne Barkley dies at 82; pioneering TV executive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Digitally Obsessed". Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
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