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Catchfire

When murder is your business, you'd better not fall in love with your work.

5.3(120)19901h 56m5

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • corruption
  • police
  • artist
  • murder
  • mafia
  • police corruption
  • female artist
  • being followed

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Behind the camera

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR3 Apr 1990
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1525 Jan 1991
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical143 Apr 1990
  • FranceFR

    • Physical10DVD6 Aug 2002
    • Physical10Blu-Ray7 Jul 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical1621 Nov 1991
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical15A25 Jan 1991
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical20 Apr 1990
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1830 Mar 1991
  • SwedenSE

    • Physical153 Apr 1990
  • TürkiyeTR

    • Theatrical7 Jun 1991

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Catchfire was released on 3 April 1990.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    JPV852

    4/23/2023

    5/10

    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 kno…

  • W

    Wuchak

    7/8/2024

    7/10

    **_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 t…

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