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Backfire
Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.
Genres
ThrillerDramaMystery
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
1988-06-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Lesley Ewen
Dispatcher
Dwight McFee
Searcher #1
Kim Kondrashoff
Searcher #2
Brian Linds
Bob
Robert Metcalfe
Deputy #2
Tom McBeath
Man in Bar
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