BACKTRACK 1969 TV

Meanwhile, mob boss Lino Avoca ( Vincent Price), Carelli's boss, summons top-of-the-line hitman Milo ( Dennis Hopper) to silence Anne. FBI agent Pauling ( Fred Ward) -who's been after Carelli for some time- offers Anne a place in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program, but when she sees another mobster, Carelli's lawyer John Luponi ( Dean Stockwell), at the police station, she disguises herself with another woman's wig and raincoat and flees. Two of the mobsters, Greek ( Tony Sirico) and Pinella ( John Turturro), go to Anne's house to silence her, but manage only to kill her boyfriend, Bob ( Charlie Sheen). Leo spots Anne, but she escapes and goes to the police. Driving home one night, Anne suffers a blowout on a road near some isolated industrial factories and, while looking for help, witnesses a mafia hit supervised by Leo Carelli ( Joe Pesci), who kills another mobster and his bodyguard. Her work has begun to attract major media attention. Backtrack has received important praise from specialized critics, being hailed as a total improvement over the theatrical version, while also being widely considered as Hopper's true vision of the film's story.Ĭonceptual artist Anne Benton ( Jodie Foster) creates electronic pieces that flash evocative statements.

BACKTRACK 1969 TV

In additional to cable TV airings it has been released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. It runs 18 minutes longer than the theatrical version and restores Hopper's directorial credit. In 1992, a Director's Cut of the film was released under the new title Backtrack. The film underperformed at the box office and received overwhelmingly negative reviews by film critics. The film was disowned by Hopper before release and he is therefore credited under the pseudonym Alan Smithee. Catchfire is a 1990 American romantic action thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Jodie Foster, Hopper, Fred Ward and Vincent Price, with cameo appearances by several notable actors, including Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci, Catherine Keener and Bob Dylan.

Backtrack 1969