Freeway (1988 film)
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 then-NBC head-of-programming Deanne Barkley.[1][2] It stars Darlanne Fluegel, James Russo, Richard Belzer, Michael Callan, and Billy Drago.[3]
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| Directed by | Francis Delia |
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| Based on | Freeway by Deanne Barkley |
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| Music by | Joe Delia |
| Cinematography | Frank Byers |
| Edited by | Philip Sgriccia |
Production company | Gower Street Pictures |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $142,671 |
Premise
After the earlier loss of her husband to the killer, Sarah "Sunny" Harper (Fluegel) becomes a witness to the work of a Biblically-obsessed spree killer (Drago) who shoots people on the freeway and who phones-in to a local radio talk station and quotes Biblical passages to the psychiatrist disc jockey (Belzer). After a lack of co-operation from the local police department, protected by a former cop named Frank Quinn (Russo), Harper later joins Quinn in trying to find the killer.
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
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