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 | 5.114 |
Directed By
Gilbert Cates
Crew
Tak Fujimoto
David Shire
Mike Fenton
Jane Feinberg
Jacob Rupp
Betty Thomas Quee
David Jacox
Donald Hauer
Bob Gray
Wendy A. Ross
Richard Coleman
Cyrus Block
John Sprungman
Cynnie Troup
Dillard Brinson
John S. Bartley
Rick Buckmaster
Larry Sutton
Graham Crowell
Mark Prior
Bill Thumm
Roy Aborgast
Garry R. Brolley
Lola Kemp
Jayne Dancose
Michael Westmore
Robert Weinberger
Jack Rowand
Eleanor Spencer
Tink Ten Eyck
Karen Ann Stewart
Diana J. Austin
Tim Myers
Charles V. Coleman
Michael Smith
James J. Klinger
Jack Kirschner
Richard Adams
Horace Manzanares
Erma E. Levin
Gregory H. Watkins
Bill W. Benton
William L. McCaughey
Dean Paul Martin
Rebecca Reynolds
Larry Brand
Danton Rissner
Melvin Shapiro
Gilbert Cates
J.J. Makaro
Daniel A. Lomino
Sandy Arthur
Andrew Brown
Anna Hill Johnstone
John Inzerella
Ken Dufva
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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