Catchfire
Catchfire

Catchfire (1990)

5.3 ? Apr 03, 1990 1h 56m

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama Action Thriller Romance

Release Date

April 03, 1990

Rating

5.3 /10

Runtime

1h 56m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Milo

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Anne Benton

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

John Luponi

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Mr. Avoca

John Turturro

John Turturro

Pinella

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Pauling

Julie Adams

Julie Adams

Martha

Tony Sirico

Tony Sirico

Greek

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Bob

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Trucker's Girl

Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Capt. Walker

Frank Gio

Frank Gio

Frankie

Satya De La Manitou

Satya De La Manitou

Car Thug

Helena Kallianiotes

Helena Kallianiotes

Grace Carelli

John Apicella

John Apicella

Man at Refinery

Katherine LaNasa

Katherine LaNasa

Waitress

Anthony Pena

Anthony Pena

Taos Sheriff

Sarina C. Grant

Sarina C. Grant

Hooker

Tomás Goros

Tomás Goros

Golf Course Fed

Lauren Lloyd

Lauren Lloyd

Margaret Mason

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JPV852

5.0/10

Apr 23, 2023

Pretty weird and quirky action-thriller-romance-comedy that features over-the-top acting from both Hopper and Foster. Kind of awkward scenes and parts are on the slow side, however while Hopper isn't as insane compared with in other roles, there were a few weird moments like playing the saxophone. Not bad and from what I read, an improvement over the theatrical version that Vestron heavily edited without Hopper's knowledge (and was credited as Alan Smithee). I think this would play great in a group setting as there are some good-bad scenes. **2.75/5**

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Wuchak

7.0/10

Jul 08, 2024

**_Amusing crime thriller road trip with Dennis Hopper and Jodie Foster_** A hitman for the mob in Western America (Hopper) falls for his prey (Foster) and they find themselves running from both the mob and law enforcement. “Backtrack” was shot in 1988 and originally released in Europe as “Catchfire” in 1990, but the director/star disowned it and credited the film to Alan Smithee. So, he did a Director’s Cut that was released to cable in 1991, retitled “Backtrack.” It was influenced by Eastwood’s “The Gauntlet” from a dozen years earlier. While it’s superior to Hopper’s contemporaneous “The Hot Spot,” it’s not as effective as his “Chasers” (1994). Yet it’s worthwhile for the great cast (also including Vincent Price, Joe Pesci, Charlie Sheen, Dean Stockwell and several other recognizable faces), not to mention Jodie in her physical prime. In other words, she never looked better. The version I saw runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, but there’s a version that runs 1 hour, 56 minutes (the Director’s Cut) and, supposedly, a 3-hour version. It was shot in the Los Angeles area, Seattle and New Mexico (Albuquerque, Lindrith, Lamy, Taos, Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and Ranchos de Taos). GRADE: B/B-

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