Backtrack (Catchfire) (Do it the Hard Way) (1990)
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50% of critics liked it
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28% of users liked it
(3,428 ratings)
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. In Backtrack, Foster plays a youngish innocent who witnesses a mob hit. Professional… More 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. In Backtrack, Foster plays a youngish innocent who witnesses a mob hit. Professional assassin Dennis Hopper is contracted to silence Foster for keeps. Instead, he falls in love 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dennis Hopper, Alan Smithee
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- Vestron Video
Critic Reviews
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Adam Lippe, Examiner.com
Foster's scenes where she is utterly surprised by Hopper's lack of knowledge of the world, are so inviting without being condescending, eerily reminiscent of how she responded to De Niro in Taxi Driver.
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
If you cherish the idea of Joe Pesci, John Turturro (wearing a cowboy hat), Dean Stockwell, and Dennis Hopper in the same room, you won't be able to resist Backtrack.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
One of film's greatest dissapointments.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A terrific cast does not necessarily make for a good pic.
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Cast
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Dennis Hopper
as Milo
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Jodie Foster
as Anne Benton
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Dean Stockwell
as John Luponi
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Vincent Price
as Mr. Lino Avoca
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Fred Ward
as Pauling
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John Turturro
as Pinella
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Joe Pesci
as Leo Carelli
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Charlie Sheen
as Bob
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Julie Adams
as Martha
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Sy Richardson
as Captain Walker
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Frank Gio
as Frankie
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Bob Dylan
as Artist
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John Apicella
as Man at Refinery
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Kevin Bourland
as Ad Agency Man
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Grand L. Bush
as Bank Teller
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Burke Byrnes
as Fed
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Sarina C. Grant
as Hooker
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Helena Kallianiotes
as Garace Carelli
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Catherine Keener
as Trucker's Girl
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Ted Markland
as Man in Van
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Robert Rothwell
as Ad Agency Executive
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Tony Sirico
as Greek
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Jerry Summers
as Rianetti
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Michael Yama
as Technician
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John Zenda
as Trucker
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Alex Cox
as D.H. Lawrence
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Lauren Lloyd
as Margaret Mason
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Tomas Goros
as Golf Course Fed
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Anthony Pena
as Taos Sheriff
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Katherine La Nasa
as Waitress
