Film

Backfire

1988 · 1h 33m · Thriller · Drama · Mystery

Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.

IMDb

5.4

Mara McAndrew's marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie, a Vietnam veteran, suffers troubling flashbacks about the war, leaving him unresponsive to her needs. Mara wants out, but she also wants Donnie's money. When Mara meets a mysterious stranger, Reed, at a local bar, she believes she has found the right person to help her out of her predicament. But Mara worries that Donnie's sister, Jill, is on to her.

Karen Allen

Mara McAndrew

Keith Carradine

Reed

Jeff Fahey

Donnie McAndrew

Bernie Casey

Clinton James

Dean Paul Martin

Jake

Virginia Capers

Maxine

Philip Sterling

Dr. Creason

Dinah Manoff

Jill

Frances Flanagan

Claire

Antony Holland

Judge Hardin

Dwight Koss

Deputy 'Buzz'

Gordon McIntosh

Big George

Wendy Van Riesen

Alice

Eric Schneider

Dr. Cooper

Enid Saunders

Aunt Elizabeth

Jay Brazeau

Junior

• Gilbert CatesDirector
• Larry BrandWriter
• Rebecca ReynoldsWriter
• Danton RissnerProducer
• Tak FujimotoDirector of Photography
• David ShireOriginal Music Composer
• Melvin ShapiroEditor
• Mike FentonCasting
• Jane FeinbergCasting

Backfire - 1987

Release date

June 21, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Genres

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

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