Catchfire (1990) May 2026

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.

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

The 1990 film Catchfire (also known as Backtrack ) stands as one of the most legendary "car crashes" in Hollywood history—a film so disowned by its director, , that he famously sued to have his name removed, leaving it credited to the industry’s pseudonym for failure, Alan Smithee . The "Alan Smithee" Fiasco The production was a collision of egos and corporate panic. Despite its troubled birth, the film features an