---
title: 'Cat Chaser (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Abel Ferrara'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cat-chaser-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097028/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cat Chaser (1989)

1989 · 90 min · Action · United States


## Synopsis

Cat Chaser is a 1989 American heist film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis. The screenplay by Elmore Leonard and James Borrelli is based on Leonard's 1982 novel. It follows a veteran of the Dominican Republic intervention who becomes involved with the wife of a corrupt Dominican general, and sets out to steal $2 million from him. The score was composed by jazz fusion musician Chick Corea.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Abel Ferrara](https://cinepixo.com/people/abel-ferrara)
- **Screenplay:** [Elmore Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmore-leonard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Chick Corea](https://cinepixo.com/people/chick-corea)
- **Producer:** [William N. Panzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-n-panzer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anthony B. Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-b-richmond)

## Cast

- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Carlos Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-ruiz)
- [Phil Leeds](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-leeds)
- [Victor Rivers](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-rivers)
- [Juan Fernández de Alarcón](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-fernandez-de-alarcon)
- [Kelly Jo Minter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-jo-minter)
- [Peter Weller](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weller)
- [Roberto Escobar](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-escobar)
- [Kelly McGillis](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-mcgillis)
- [Pedro Telemaco](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-telemaco)
- [Tomas Milian](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-milian)
- [Alexis Argüello](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-arguello)
- [Frederic Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-forrest)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cat-chaser-1989
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