Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

"When you live in the fast lane, there's no looking back!"

2000 1h 38m EN

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5.6

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5.4

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★5.6TMDB · 66🥫31%Rotten Tomatoes★5.4IMDB · 3,703

ComedyCrimeDramaThriller

Synopsis

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A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauchery, all while hoping to make it across the border into Mexico in order to seek refuge with the mysterious Sister Gomez.

“When you live in the fast lane, there's no looking back!”

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Cast

Natasha Lyonne
White Girl (Crystal)
María Celedonio
Cyclona (Angela)
Vincent Gallo
Sister Gomez
David Alan Grier
Mr. Butz
Michael T. Weiss
Drifter
John Landis
Judge
Max Perlich
Flacco
Bob Dawson
Detective Crefilo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matthew Bright
Writers: Matthew Bright
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America, France, Mexico, Canada

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United States of America, France, Mexico, Canada.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Freeway Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matthew Bright, shot by Joel Ransom. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kennard Ramsey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Suzanne Hines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matthew Bright directs. Joel Ransom behind the camera. Kennard Ramsey scores. Suzanne Hines cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, France, Mexico, Canada. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4International production across 4 countries: United States of America, France, Mexico, Canada.
5Part of the "Freeway Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Matthew Bright, shot by Joel Ransom. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Kennard Ramsey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Suzanne Hines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Natasha Lyonne and María Celedonio and Vincent Gallo carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "When you live in the fast lane, there's no looking back!".
11IMDB entry: tt0175536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Joel Ransom
Original score: Kennard Ramsey
Editing: Suzanne Hines
Production design: Brian Davie
Makeup / hair: Brad Boles
Sound: Mark A. Rozett
Stunt coordinator: George Josef
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes: 31% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 3,703 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

Freeway Collection

Freeway is a 1996 American dark comedy crime film written and directed by Matthew Bright and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon and Brooke Shields. This was followed by a sequel in 1996 entitled Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby. The sequel stars Natasha Lyonne as Crystal "White Girl" Van Meter and María Celedonio as Angela "Cyclona" Garcia. While the first film was partly inspired by "Little Red Riding Hood," the second film is somewhat based on "Hansel and Gretel."