Chaser (1989): Cat

90 minutes (Studio Cut); ~180 minutes (Director's Cut) 📖 Plot Summary

Instead, he meets Mary DeBoya (Kelly McGillis), the wife of Andres DeBoya, a former head of the Dominican secret police. Their affair pulls George into a treacherous web of greed and murder as he is manipulated into helping a group trying to steal millions from the exiled general. ⚠️ The "Director's Cut" Controversy Cat Chaser (1989)

The film is notorious for its troubled production. Abel Ferrara has famously disowned the theatrical version. 90 minutes (Studio Cut); ~180 minutes (Director's Cut)

Vestron Pictures heavily edited the film, reducing it from a sprawling three-hour epic to a 90-minute thriller. Abel Ferrara has famously disowned the theatrical version

A raw three-hour cut exists in Ferrara's personal archives and is occasionally screened at venues like the Anthology Film Archives and MoMA. 📽️ Cast & Characters Description Peter Weller George Moran The "Cat Chaser," a veteran and hotelier Kelly McGillis Mary DeBoya The general's wife caught in a dangerous affair Charles Durning Jiggs Scully A corrupt former cop Tomas Milian Andres DeBoya The villainous former secret police chief Frederic Forrest Nolen Tyner George's acquaintance involved in the heist