Backfire (1988)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.357 |
Directed By
Gilbert Cates
Crew
David Shire
Tak Fujimoto
David Jacox
Jacob Rupp
Mike Fenton
Betty Thomas Quee
Jane Feinberg
Donald Hauer
Graham Crowell
Mark Prior
Jayne Dancose
Cyrus Block
Lola Kemp
Eleanor Spencer
Karen Ann Stewart
Bill Thumm
Garry R. Brolley
Bob Gray
Larry Sutton
Michael Westmore
Robert Weinberger
Tink Ten Eyck
Richard Coleman
Cynnie Troup
John S. Bartley
Jack Rowand
Diana J. Austin
John Sprungman
Dillard Brinson
Roy Aborgast
Wendy A. Ross
Rick Buckmaster
Horace Manzanares
Erma E. Levin
William L. McCaughey
Jack Kirschner
Richard Adams
Charles V. Coleman
Bill W. Benton
Michael Smith
Gregory H. Watkins
Tim Myers
James J. Klinger
Dean Paul Martin
Danton Rissner
Larry Brand
Rebecca Reynolds
Melvin Shapiro
Gilbert Cates
J.J. Makaro
Andrew Brown
John Inzerella
Ken Dufva
Daniel A. Lomino
Anna Hill Johnstone
Sandy Arthur
TOP CAST
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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