Ed Lachman’s location photography is a major asset.Ĭatchfire runs 116 minutes in the director’s cut under the title Backtrack, and 98 minutes in the original theatrical release print disowned by director Dennis Hopper and credited to Alan Smithee. The screenplay is by Ann Louise Bardach and Rachel Kronstadt Mann, from a story by Rachel Kronstadt Mann. After accidentally witnessing a mafia murder, a Los Angeles artist is hunted down by the killers, the police and a lovestruck hit-man. It could be objectionable if it wasn’t soĪlso in the extraordinary cast are Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro, Joe Pesci (uncredited), Fred Ward, Julie Adams, Charlie Sheen, Bob Dylan (uncredited), Tony Sirico, Sy Richardson, Toni Basil (uncredited), Alex Cox (uncredited) and Helena Kallianiotes. Backtrack DVD Dennis Hopper (Actor), Jodie Foster (Actor), Alan Smithee (Director) Rated: R Format: DVD 223 ratings IMDb 5.3/10. Plot offers as many surprises as thrills, and it is taken at a cracking lick This likely tale is played to the hilt by its top cast ofĮccentric performers with Hopper and Foster at their best. This twisting thriller is tensely handled by Hopper,ĭirecting under the credited pseudonym Alan Smithee after disagreements over The hit-man studies her life history and her art, and finds Anne (Foster) in Mexico by getting under her skin, prompting him to become infatuated with her. Directed by star Hopper, Backtrack has some of the feel of his earlier, better Easy Rider: the cast is populated by such old Hopper chums as Dean Stockwell, Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci, Bob Dylan, Vincent Price and Julie Adams and, like Easy Rider, it looks as though the story was improvised during filming.Catchfire **** (1990, Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro, Joe Pesci, Fred Ward, Julie Adams) – Classic Movie Review 8153ĭirector Dennis Hopper’s 1990 Catchfire stars Jodie Foster as an alluring modern artist called Anne Benton, who witnesses a mob killing and goes on the run from town to town, switching identities, chased by the gangsters, the cops and weird hit-man Milo (Dennis Hopper). Professional assassin Dennis Hopper is contracted to silence Foster for keeps. In Backtrack, Foster plays a youngish innocent who witnesses a mob hit. Originally prepared for European release under the title Catchfire, Backtrack wasn't given a wide distribution until 1991, and then only to capitalize on the Oscar win of Silence of the Lambs star Jodie Foster. Too bad they never relaesed the director cut on DVD/blu-ray or stream because it has that great soles shot of her in it. Directed by star Hopper, Backtrack has some of the feel of his earlier, better Easy Rider: the cast is populated by such old Hopper. Jodie Foster from Catchfire aka Backtrack (x18 nylon, bf caps) Share 9 posts James Wheeler 9,507 5,393 1 Administrator 1 Whats up my nerds Made some caps from this old movie. Director: Robert Altman Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah Votes: 11,373 Gross: 1. In Backtrack, Foster plays a youngish innocent who witnesses a mob hit. A lawyer uses his power to help his lover put her father behind bars, but when he escapes, they are all in danger.
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