

Backfire
1988-06-21 · 93 min · ★ 4.8
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.
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- Directors
- Gilbert Cates
- Production companies
- ITC Entertainment
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Karen AllenMara McAndrew
Keith CarradineReed
Jeff FaheyDonnie McAndrew
Bernie CaseyClinton James
Dean Paul MartinJake
Virginia CapersMaxine
Philip SterlingDr. Creason
Dinah ManoffJill
Frances FlanaganClaire
Antony HollandJudge Hardin
Dwight KossDeputy 'Buzz'
Wendy Van RiesenAlice
Enid SaundersAunt Elizabeth
Jay BrazeauJunior
Lesley EwenDispatcher
Dwight McFeeSearcher #1
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