Catchfire
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| Directed by | Dennis Hopper (as Alan Smithee) |
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| Story by | Rachel Kronstadt Mann |
| Produced by | Dick Clark |
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| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Edited by | David Rawlins |
| Music by | Curt Sobel |
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| Distributed by | Vestron Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $5 million |
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.