Catchfire

Name: Catchfire
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance
Released: 1990-04-03
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro

When murder is your business, you'd better not fall in love with your work.

Catchfire (1990)

Timing: 1:56 (116 min)

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Actors and characters

Video for the film Catchfire — Backtrack (1990) Original Trailer [HD]

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Release date

1990-04-03

Country

United States

Production

Vestron Pictures, Dick Clark Productions, Precision Films, Mack-Taylor Productions

Genre

Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance

Budget

Box office

Website

Director

Dennis Hopper

Actors

Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro, Fred Ward, Julie Adams, Tony Sirico, Charlie Sheen, Catherine Keener
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Scenario

Producer

Dan Paulson, Dick Clark, Steven Reuther, Mitchell Cannold

Camera operator

Edward Lachman

Composer

Curt Sobel

Artist

Ron Foreman

Audition

Lauren Lloyd

Editing

David Rawlins
Whole Team (40)

Short description

A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.

What's left behind the scenes

The footage shot by Dennis Hopper was re-edited by the studio without his knowledge. Hopper sued, but could not receive compensation – the studio went bankrupt. All he achieved was that Alan Smithee (a classic pseudonym for anyone who doesn't want to have their name in the credits for some reason) was credited as the director.
Bob Dylan's cameo is as an artist with a chainsaw and an orange hard hat.
Despite a significant role in the film, actor Joe Pesci is not credited in the credits.
The director's cut of the film is called "Backtrack".
The director's cut of the film is called "Backtrack".