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Catchfire

  • 5.3 /10

  • 111

  • 40%

Plot

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.

Cast

Dennis Hopper as Milo
Dennis Hopper

as Milo

Jodie Foster as Anne Benton
Jodie Foster

as Anne Benton

Dean Stockwell as John Luponi
Dean Stockwell

as John Luponi

Vincent Price as Mr. Avoca
Vincent Price

as Mr. Avoca

John Turturro as Pinella
John Turturro

as Pinella

Fred Ward as Pauling
Fred Ward

as Pauling

Julie Adams as Martha
Julie Adams

as Martha

Tony Sirico as Greek
Tony Sirico

as Greek

Charlie Sheen as Bob
Catherine Keener as Trucker's Girl
Catherine Keener

as Trucker's Girl

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 3, 1990

Production Companies

  • Vestron Pictures

  • Precision Films

  • Mack-Taylor Productions

  • Dick Clark Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.93 hrs

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Reviews

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…

**_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 d…