Backfire
5.4
“Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.”
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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Cast
22 people
Karen Allen
Mara McAndrew
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Scrooged
Keith Carradine
Reed
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
Dexter
Jeff Fahey
Donnie McAndrew
Known for
Lost
The Lawnmower Man
Bernie Casey
Clinton James
Known for
In the Mouth of Madness
Never Say Never Again
Dean Paul Martin
Jake
Also in
Misfits of Science
A Boy... A Girl
Virginia Capers
Maxine
Known for
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Beethoven's 2nd
Philip Sterling
Dr. Creason
Known for
The Death of the Incredible Hulk
Dr. Strange
Dinah Manoff
Jill
Known for
Child's Play
Grease
Frances Flanagan
Claire
Known for
Bottled with Love
A Dash of Love
Antony Holland
Judge Hardin
Known for
Legend of Earthsea
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Dwight Koss
Deputy 'Buzz'
Known for
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Gordon McIntosh
Big George
Also in
Stone Fox
Hero in the Family
Gilbert Cates Director · Larry Brand Writer Rebecca Reynolds Writer
United States release June 21, 1988 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production ITC Entertainment Group
Production
ITC Entertainment
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ITC Entertainment Group
Production
Canada · United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · June 21, 1988
Theatrical
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