Catchfire (1990) May 2026

: Hopper was so incensed by the re-editing and the removal of his original score that he sued the company. He later claimed they replaced his nuanced work with a "big love score" that destroyed the film's meaning.

Despite its troubled birth, the film features an almost inexplicable gathering of talent. The story follows Anne Benton (), a conceptual artist who witnesses a mob hit and goes on the run. Catchfire (1990)

: A 116-minute version titled Backtrack was eventually released on cable and home video, restoring some of Hopper's footage and his director's credit. Cast and Plot: A Surrealist's Rolodex : Hopper was so incensed by the re-editing

: Vestron Pictures, facing bankruptcy, took the 180-minute rough cut from Hopper and hacked it down to a 99-minute theatrical version. Catchfire (1990)

: Hopper was so incensed by the re-editing and the removal of his original score that he sued the company. He later claimed they replaced his nuanced work with a "big love score" that destroyed the film's meaning.

Despite its troubled birth, the film features an almost inexplicable gathering of talent. The story follows Anne Benton (), a conceptual artist who witnesses a mob hit and goes on the run.

: A 116-minute version titled Backtrack was eventually released on cable and home video, restoring some of Hopper's footage and his director's credit. Cast and Plot: A Surrealist's Rolodex

: Vestron Pictures, facing bankruptcy, took the 180-minute rough cut from Hopper and hacked it down to a 99-minute theatrical version.