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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

Peter Weller refused to record the "omniscient narration" added by producers; actor Reni Santoni was hired to do it instead.

Cat Chaser is a 1989 American neo-noir thriller directed by . Based on the 1982 novel by Elmore Leonard , the film follows a former paratrooper and Miami hotel owner who gets entangled in a dangerous plot involving a deposed Dominican general and his wife . 🎬 Essential Details Director: Abel Ferrara Stars: Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, and Charles Durning Release: December 8, 1989 (UK); direct-to-video in the US Music: Chick Corea and Mark Isham

If you are interested, I can find where you can the film today, or provide more details on the differences in Abel Ferrara's original cut . Which

Vestron Pictures heavily edited the film, reducing it from a sprawling three-hour epic to a 90-minute thriller.

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

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