Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)

Director:

Matthew Bright

Writer (WGA):

Matthew Bright (written by)

Release Date:

24 November 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A teenage prostitute escapes from a juvenile prison with a 16-year-old serial killer and both go on a destructive road trip to Mexico in this twist on the "Hanzel Gretel" fairy tale.

Plot Keywords:

Fairy Tale | Mexico | Hansel And Gretel | Lesbian | Serial Killer

Cast

Natasha Lyonne	...	White Girl
María Celedonio	...	Cyclona (as Maria Celedonio)
David Alan Grier	...	Mr. Butz
Vincent Gallo	...	Sister Gomez
April Telek	...	Mrs. Wilson
Bob Dawson	...	Detective Crefilo
Jenn Griffin	...	Detective Dollar
Max Perlich	...	Flacco
Michael T. Weiss	...	Drifter
Richard Hendery	...	American Trick
Alfonso Quijada	...	Federale
Kendall Saunders	...	Blanca
Nicole Parker	...	Mousy (as Nicole Parker Smith)
Amber Warnat	...	2nd White Girl
Abel Urbina	...	Mexican Trick

Also Known As:

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby (USA) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong perverse violence and sexuality, graphic language and substance abuse.

Runtime:

97 min | Germany:90 min (25 fps)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (cut) | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Company:

Kushner-Locke Company, The

Trivia:

Doris Wishman was originally set to direct.

Quotes:

White Girl: You people lived way too long!
Sister Gomez: Do you think you are a killer?
White Girl: Bitch! I am a minister of death!

Movie Connections:

References "America's Most Wanted" (1988)

Soundtrack:

Crow Shuffle

A freaky fairy tale for fans of weird films.

Matthew Bright's unique retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Hansel and Gretel is a twisted, violent, shocking and entertaining film which takes the 'road movie' concept and injects it with class-A hallucinogenics. The result is a lurid nightmare tale of prostitutes, serial killers, cannibalism and paedophilia.

Natasha Lyonne shows she is capable of far more than just teen comedies by starring as White Girl, a bulimic teenager who poses as a whore in order to savagely attack and rob her 'tricks'. Sent to prison for 25 years, she befriends Cyclona (María Celedonio), a psychologically fragile murderous chronic-masturbator(!) and together they escape and head for Tijuana, Mexico, where Cyclona hopes they can find sanctuary with her childhood protector, Sister Gomez (Vincent Gallo).

This freakish fairy tale is certainly not for mainstream audiences, but those who dig more unusual fare should certainly get a kick from the non-stop weirdness on display. With Bright's array of 'colourful' characters and a story that unfolds in an unpredictable fashion, the film certainly never bores.

Much fun can be had spotting the parallels between this film and its source material, Hansel and Gretel. The film uses the theme of food prevalent in the Grimm's classic story, and features an interesting take on the 'trail of breadcrumbs' and a really nasty 'witch'.

A heady concoction of exploitation, art-house, action and horror, Confessions of a Trickbaby is recommended to fans of cinema's wild side, and particularly to those who enjoyed Natural Born Killers, with which it shares a similar vibe.