Dick Clark Productions
Vestron Pictures
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Catchfire
When murder is your business, you'd better not fall in love with your work.
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.
- Original title
- Catchfire
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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Wuchak
Jul 8, 2024 · via TMDB
**_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-
JPV852
Apr 23, 2023 · via TMDB
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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Dennis Hopper
Milo
Jodie Foster
Anne Benton
Dean Stockwell
John Luponi
Vincent Price
Mr. Avoca
John Turturro
Pinella
Fred Ward
Pauling
Julie Adams
Martha
Tony Sirico
Greek
Charlie Sheen
Bob
Catherine Keener
Trucker's Girl
Sy Richardson
Capt. Walker
Frank Gio
Frankie
Satya De La Manitou
Car Thug
Helena Kallianiotes
Grace Carelli
John Apicella
Man at Refinery
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Waitress
Anthony Pena
Taos Sheriff
Sarina C. Grant
Hooker
Tomás Goros
Golf Course Fed
Lauren Lloyd
Margaret Mason
Michael Yama
Technician
Bob Dylan
Artist (uncredited)
Joe Pesci
Leo Carelli (uncredited)
Ted Markland
Man in Van (uncredited)
Toni Basil
(uncredited)
Alex Cox
D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)
Grand L. Bush
Bank Teller (as Grand Bush)
Kevin Bourland
Ad Agency Man
Burke Byrnes
Fed #1
John Zenda
Trucker
Ellie Wood Walker
Woman in Van (uncredited)
Edward Lachman
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David R. Ellis
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Gary McLarty
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Glenn R. Wilder
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Jeff Dashnaw
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Dennis Hopper
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