The Catcher
1998, English. Directed by Guy Crawford & Yvette Hoffman.
In Taft, California, 1981, Johnny (Fred Meyers) is a unassuming baseball hopeful who turned against his stern and demanding father (Joe Estevez) and beat him to death with a baseball bat on a baseball diamond field. 17 years later, Johnny is released from the local insane asylum and begins a killing spree, with his father's ghost as an umpire.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Guy CrawfordDirector
- Yvette HoffmanDirector
- David HeavenerDavid J. Walker
- Monique ParentTerry Mitchell
- Joe EstevezFather / Umpire
- Sean J. DillinghamCarl
- Leslie GarretBeth
- Paul MoncriefBilly Taylor
- James PattersonRed Foster
- Mike KeppleHowie
- Wendy CrawfordPhyllis
- Fred MeyersYoung Johnny
- Nick MooreTyrone
- Denice RamageLinda
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1998
- Country
- United States of America
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The Catcher runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Catcher isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1998. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Catcher?
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Who directed The Catcher?
The Catcher (1998) was directed by Guy Crawford and Yvette Hoffman and stars David Heavener, Monique Parent, Joe Estevez.