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Catchfire (1990) 5.4
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. Director:Dennis Hopper (as Alan Smithee) |
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| Dennis Hopper | ... | ||
| Jodie Foster | ... | ||
| Dean Stockwell | ... | ||
| Vincent Price | ... | ||
| John Turturro | ... | ||
| Fred Ward | ... | ||
| Julie Adams | ... | ||
| Tony Sirico | ... |
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Frank Gio | ... | |
| Helena Kallianiotes | ... | ||
| John Apicella | ... | ||
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Clifford Bartholomew | ... |
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An artist (Foster) witnesses a Mafia hit and calls the police. At the police station she realizes that the Mafia has a man in the force, so she runs. Trailed by the police, who need her testimony, and a hitman (Hopper) hired by the Mafia, she goes to Mexico, where eventually she meets the hitman, who has become infatuated after studying her art and life to prepare for the hit. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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When murder is your business, you'd better not fall in love with your work.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, sensuality and violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 April 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Despite having a sizable role, Joe Pesci's performance was uncredited. See more »Goofs
The word sergeant is misspelled "sargeant" in the closing credits. See more »Quotes
Milo: There's something going on here that I really don't understand, but I like it.See more »
Dennis Hopper's go-for-broke-on-a-slim-budget black comedy about a hit-man falling for his target, a strange but alluring young woman who makes pop art out of neon signs. I enjoyed bits of "Backtrack" (see that, not the butchered European print entitled "Catchfire") such as the gorgeous theater in New Mexico where Jodie Foster hides out or the funny scene where she's pacing around in the bathroom, trying to decide how far she should go with her pervy kidnapper. Unfortunately, the knockabout editing leaves the film feeling somewhat disjointed and the actors are occasionally encouraged to just wing it, but without funny results. I didn't mind the ending--I was hoping for an upbeat one--but these characters don't turn out to be particularly smart people. They're dizzy, lustful little cyphers, and they might've been more engaging if they'd been written with brains.