Cat Chaser (1989)

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Writers (WGA):

Elmore Leonard (novel)
James Borrelli (screenplay) ...
(more)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

In the heat of passion lies the coldest desire.

Plot:

A Miami hotel owner finds danger when be becomes romantically involved with the wife of a deposed general from the Dominican Republic where he fought many years back.

Plot Keywords:

Dominican Republic | Neo Noir | Rape With An Object | United States Marine Corps | Rape

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Peter Weller	...	George Moran
Kelly McGillis	...	Mary DeBoya
Charles Durning	...	Jiggs Scully
Frederic Forrest	...	Nolen Tyner
Tomas Milian	...	Andres DeBoya
Juan Fernández	...	Rafi
Kelly Jo Minter	...	Loret
Phil Leeds	...	Jerry Shea
Tony Bolano	...	Corky
Adrianne Sachs	...	Anita DeBoya
Roberto Escobar	...	Mario Prado (as Robert Escobar)
Millie Ruperto	...	Luci Palma (as Maria M. Ruperto)
Vivian Addison	...	Maid Lula
Brooke Becker	...	Philly
Fara Schiller	...	Marilyn
Guido Inguanzo	...	Cab Driver
Pedro Telémaco	...	Clerk
Carlos Ruiz	...	Waiter
Rosita Sustache	...	Older Woman
Teresa Maria Rojas	...	Altagracia (as Teresa Rojas)
Victor Rivers	...	Emellio Mendoza
Alexis Arguello	...	Pepe Mendoza
Michael Weller	...	Policeman
Bilal H. El-Amin	...	Doorman
Pedro J. Pelaez	...	Bell Boy
Joseph Parisi	...	Bartender
Mary-Robin Redd	...	Felicia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Correa	...	Ralph / Body Guard (uncredited)
Sherrie Rose	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Reni Santoni	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Abel Ferrara

Writing credits (WGA)
Elmore Leonard		(novel)
James Borrelli		(screenplay) &
Elmore Leonard		(screenplay)

Produced by
Guy Collins	....	executive producer
Peter S. Davis	....	producer
Josi W. Konski	....	executive producer (as Josi Konski)
William N. Panzer	....	producer (as William Panzer)
Mari Provenzano	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Chick Corea

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Film Editing by
Anthony Redman

Casting by
Diane Dimeo

Production Design by
Dan Leigh

Set Decoration by
C.J. Simpson

Costume Design by
Michael Kaplan

Makeup Department
Dean Gates	....	special makeup effects artist
Julie Hill-Parker	....	makeup supervisor
Timothy Huizing	....	makeup artist
Hiram Ortiz	....	assistant hair stylist
Marie-Ange Ripka	....	assistant hair stylist (as Marie Ange Ripka)
Anthony Sorrentino	....	hair stylist: Kelly McGillis

Production Management
Ellen Gordon	....	production manager: Puerto Rico
Josi W. Konski	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis D'Esposito	....	first assistant director
Glen Trotiner	....	second assistant director

Art Department
William Alford	....	lead man (as William F. Alford)
Clive Brown	....	construction coordinator: Puerto Rico
David Coker	....	construction coordinator
Soraya Cosme	....	art department assistant: Puerto Rico
Efrain Figueroa	....	carpenter: Puerto Rico
Antonio Garcia	....	assistant scenic artist: Puerto Rico
Peter Gelfman	....	property master
Santo Jorge Grullart	....	carpenter: Puerto Rico
Jose R. Hilera	....	construction helper: Puerto Rico
Bonita Huffman	....	assistant art director: Puerto Rico (as Boni Huffman)
Dean Kennedy	....	construction coordinator
Mario Media	....	art department
Melba Miranda	....	art department assistant: Puerto Rico
Sajo Ruiz	....	scenic artist: Puerto Rico
Dawn Serody	....	set dresser
Nancy Sivitz	....	first assistant decorator
Leticia Stella-Serra	....	second props: Puerto Rico (as Leticia Stella)
Ramon Viñola	....	construction helper: Puerto Rico
Victor J. Zolfo	....	assistant property master (as Victor Zolfo)

Sound Department
Charles R. Beith Jr.	....	sound editor (as Charles R. Beith)
Evelyn Brechtlein	....	recording coordinator
Karla Caldwell	....	adr editor
Dino Dimuro	....	sound editor (as Dino R. DiMuro)
G. Michael Graham	....	sound editor
Dan Hegeman	....	sound editor
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Grover Helsley)
Kristi Johns	....	supervising adr editor
Henri Lopez	....	sound mixer (as Henry Lopez)
Larry Mah	....	assistant sound engineer
Dave McMoyler	....	sound editor (as David R. McMoyler)
Joseph Melody	....	supervising sound editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Darren Mora	....	assistant sound engineer
Gilberto Morales	....	assistant sound engineer (as Gil Morales)
Patricia Nedd	....	foley artist (as Patsy Nedd)
Troy Porter	....	adr foley mixer
Doug E. Turner	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Turner)
John Wilkinson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John 'Doc' Wilkinson)
Mark Witzen	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Fausto Ferrer Cruz	....	special effects assistant (as Fausto Ferrer)
Greg Hull	....	special effects coordinator
Phillip Lacy	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Jay Amor	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jay Amor	....	stunt double
Jay Amor	....	stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunt coordinator
Denver Mattson	....	stunts
Roberto Messina	....	stunt coordinator
Mario Ortiz	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Allan Abell	....	best boy
Kurt Beckler	....	electrician
Chuck Bludsworth	....	electrician (as Charles Bludsworth)
C. Brent Brafford	....	gaffer
Rodney Brandenburg	....	best boy (as Rodney Brandenberg)
Bruce Bullock	....	assistant camera
Leslie Colombani	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Michael D. Corbett	....	key grip
Jaime Costas	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Morris Flam	....	gaffer
Andy Futo	....	swing: Puerto Rico
Eladio Garcia	....	swing gang: Puerto Rico
R.L. Gittens Jr.	....	grip (as Roy Lee Gittens Jr.)
Billy Hendricks	....	electrician (as William Hendricks)
John Paul McIntyre	....	dolly grip
Mark Moormann	....	assistant camera (as Mark Moorman)
Madelyn Most	....	first assistant camera
William Nation	....	still photographer (as William H. Nation)
Jonathan Nixon	....	grip (as Jon Nixon)
Greg Patterson	....	set lighting
Pedro J. Pelaez	....	electrician
Stephen Perry	....	electrician
Troy Pressley	....	first assistant camera
Joseph Ruocco	....	grip
Herb Silverman	....	electrician
Jeff Simon	....	second camera operator
Glenn 'Bubba' Steward	....	electrician
Juli Silver Taracido	....	assistant camera: Puerto Rico (as Juli Silver)
Diego de la Texera	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Pedro J. Villalón	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Bruce Michael Williams	....	assistant camera (as Bruce Williams)

Casting Department
Brad Davis	....	casting: Miami
Brad Davis	....	location casting
Donna Lyn Greenbaum	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles (as Donnalyn Greenbaum)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leslie Herman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Cecilia Lindhard	....	wardrobe assistant (as Cecilia Linhart)
Barbara Lipnick	....	wardrobe assistant
Vilma Martinez	....	wardrobe: Puerto Rico

Editorial Department
Christopher Andrews	....	editor: video
Carolyn Calvert	....	second assistant editor (as Carolyn Horton)
Mayin Lo	....	assistant editor
Ruben R. Munoz	....	assistant editor (as Ruben Muñoz)
Lois Trent-Bring	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Christopher Andrews	....	music editor
Kent Bray	....	music secretary
Vinnie Colaiuta	....	musician
Ramon Flores	....	musician
Scott Henderson	....	musician
Mark Isham	....	musician
Harry Kim	....	musician
Bernie Kirsch	....	music recording engineer
Steve Kujala	....	musician
Ron Moss	....	music consultant
John Palatucci	....	musician
Derek Power	....	music supervisor
Peter Sprague	....	musician
Efrain Toro	....	musician

Transportation Department
Oreste Alexander	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Rafael Amaral	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Joseph Bearman	....	driver
Toya Bonnin	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Ray Bouzon	....	driver
Don Brabey	....	driver
Mike Brady	....	driver
Curtis Carlin	....	assistant transportation coordinator
Greg Corarito	....	driver
Michelle Duchon	....	driver
Ricardo Fernandez	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Fausto Ferrer Cruz	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Johnny Garcia	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	driver
Joseph Hawkins	....	driver
Richard Maloy	....	driver
Rafael Marquez Gonzalez	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Luis 'Hijo' Martinez	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Gerardo Matos	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Donald Mattucci	....	driver
Wilfredo Mendez	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Jose Luis Montalvo	....	driver: Puerto Rico
June Montes	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Marcos M. Montes	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Ruperto Morejon	....	driver
Mario Ortiz	....	driver
Felix Osorio	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Pedro Pabón	....	driver: Puerto Rico
Gabriel Padilla	....	driver: Puerto Rico
William Parris	....	driver
Drew Peterson	....	driver
Ilan Rakah	....	driver
Paul Rivera	....	transportation captain: Puerto Rico
Darrel Rogers	....	transportation coordinator
Glenn Teboe	....	driver
Jon Teboe	....	driver: cast
Elbert Turner	....	driver
John Walsh	....	driver
David Watterson	....	driver: camera car (as Davis Watterson)
Paul Womack Jr.	....	driver

Other crew
Kirsten Anderson	....	assistant: Kelly McGillis
David Antell	....	personal trainer
Angela Bailey	....	production assistant
Dwight Bailey	....	production assistant
Michelle Beasley	....	production office secretary
Roberta 'Robbie' Boyd	....	production assistant
Linda Brattain	....	production auditor
Geraldo Calderon	....	production assistant: Puerto Rico
Daniel Cauthorn	....	craft service
Kenneth Collins	....	car coordinator
Agnes Colon Crescioni	....	production assistant: Puerto Rico
Al Crespo	....	production associate
Nora Cooper Denslow	....	location manager (as Nora Denslow)
Abbi Duchon	....	production assistant
Victor Fernandez	....	production assistant: Puerto Rico
Dean Garvin	....	production assistant
Matt Gatson	....	post-production accountant
Petti Getker	....	assistant production coordinator
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Rica Groennou	....	secretary: Puerto Rico
Ivette Idelfonso	....	production assistant: Puerto Rico
Kim Kennedy	....	production associate
Phillip Kretsedemas	....	intern
Jesse Long	....	script supervisor
Michelle Maloof	....	craft service
Randy E. Moore	....	weapons master
Paul Olsen	....	production assistant
Humerto Ortiz	....	craft service: Puerto Rico
Leah Patton	....	intern
John Penotti	....	production assistant (as John M. Penotti)
Bob Rice	....	synclavier programmer
Irma Riviera Parrilla	....	nurse: Puerto Rico
Randy Sabusawa	....	assistant: Abel Ferrara
Natali Schlone Wilde	....	secretary to producer
Annette Serena	....	production coordinator
Linzi Sorterup	....	accountant
Juan Esteban Suárez	....	production assistant: Puerto Rico
Ethy C. Swiser	....	cashier (as Ethy Swiser)
Mick Thompson	....	technical supervisor
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	projectionist (as Nikko Tsiotsias)
Rebecca Weymouth	....	production assistant

Thanks
Janice Bronco	....	special thanks
Jack Gilardi	....	special thanks
Alan Grodin	....	special thanks (as Alan L. Grodin)
Hannah Leader	....	special thanks (as Hanna Leader)
Arthur N. Litowitz	....	special thanks
Mohammed Yusef	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Vestron Pictures
• Whiskers Productions Inc.

Distributors

• LK-TEL Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Vestron Pictures

Other Companies

• Barry's Limousine Service  special thanks
• Buckley Morris  special thanks
• Bulgari Jewelry  special thanks
• Cafe Tanino  special thanks
• Cinevideo Tech  editorial services: Miami
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  titles and opticals
• Courtlemagne Communications  special thanks
• Eastern Airlines  special thanks
• Echo Film Services  sound editing
• Film Finances Services Ltd.  special thanks
• Florida Casting  casting: Miami
• Free Lance Staging  construction
• IDC Payroll Services Inc.  payroll services
• Il Tulipano  special thanks
• Mad Hatter Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Mama Jo's  music recorded and mixed at
• Reebok  special thanks
• Rocky's Place for Travel  special thanks
• Ryder Sound Services  sound re-recording
• Sound Works Inc.  sound mix
• Strongbow Music California Inc.  music published by
• Take One Catering  catering
• Venetia Apartments  special thanks
• Virgin Music Publishing  music published worldwide by

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Laguna Studios, Laguna Beach, California, USA

Company:

Vestron Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

CAT CHASER

Flawed but interesting Abel Ferrara film

It's no secret that "Cat Chaser" was taken away from director Abel Ferrara and slapped together by committee right around the time of the Vestron bankruptcy. Consequently, Ferrara has disavowed this film. But he shouldn't. While it has some murky plotting, no doubt due to the re-editing, it's quite an interesting, evocative adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel. Ferrara always impresses with his sharp direction, and the wonderful art direction really captures the feel of sleazy bars, motel rooms, and the Dominican Republic. Peter Weller is fine, Kelly McGillis is quite uninhibited in her numerous nude scenes, and it's fun to hear Charles Durning pronounce "toilet" as "tur-let." "Cat Chaser" is a lost treasure from the late 80's worthy of rediscovery and a director's edition DVD.