Catchfire
Sign in to saveCatchfire is a 1990 American romantic action thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Hopper, Jodie Foster, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro, and Fred Ward, with cameo appearances by several notable actors, including Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci, Catherine Keener, and Bob Dylan. The film was disowned by Hopper before its release and he is therefore credited under the pseudonym Alan Smithee. The film underperformed at the box office and received overwhelmingly negative reviews by film critics.
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5.3A 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.
Released: 1990-04-03116 minDir: Dennis HopperDrama, Action, Thriller, Romance
Cast
- Dennis Hopper as Milo
- Jodie Foster as Anne Benton
- Dean Stockwell as John Luponi
- Vincent Price as Mr. Avoca
- John Turturro as Pinella
- Fred Ward as Pauling
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Catchfire
- Film.image
- Film_Poster_for_Catchfire.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Dennis Hopper
- Film.story
- Rachel Kronstadt Mann
- Film.producer
- Dick Clark
- Film.cinematography
- Edward Lachman
- Film.editing
- David Rawlins
- Film.music
- Curt Sobel
- Film.distributor
- Vestron Pictures
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $10 million
Key dates
- Published
- 3 April 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Dennis Hopper
- Screenwriter
- Luis Posada Carriles
- Cast member
- Sy Richardson
- Composer
- Michel Colombier
- Producer
- Dick Clark
- Cinematographer
- Edward Lachman
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Alternative ending (''Backtrack'')
- Cast
- Cameos
- Production
- Reception
- Notes
- References
- External links
Catchfire is a 1990 American romantic action thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Hopper, Jodie Foster, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro, and Fred Ward, with cameo appearances by several notable actors, including Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci, Catherine Keener, and Bob Dylan. The film was disowned by Hopper before its release and he is therefore credited under the pseudonym Alan Smithee. The film underperformed at the box office and received overwhelmingly negative reviews by film critics.
In 1992, a director's cut of the film was released under the new title Backtrack. It runs 18 minutes longer than the theatrical version and restores Hopper's directorial credit. In additional to cable TV airings it has been released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray.