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 | 2.233 |
Directed By
Gilbert Cates
Crew
Tak Fujimoto
David Shire
Mike Fenton
Jane Feinberg
Jacob Rupp
Donald Hauer
Graham Crowell
David Jacox
John S. Bartley
Cyrus Block
Richard Coleman
Jack Rowand
Bob Gray
Karen Ann Stewart
Betty Thomas Quee
Michael Westmore
Cynnie Troup
John Sprungman
Dillard Brinson
Wendy A. Ross
Robert Weinberger
Mark Prior
Diana J. Austin
Bill Thumm
Roy Aborgast
Tink Ten Eyck
Eleanor Spencer
Garry R. Brolley
Jayne Dancose
Rick Buckmaster
Larry Sutton
Lola Kemp
Jack Kirschner
Horace Manzanares
William L. McCaughey
Richard Adams
James J. Klinger
Erma E. Levin
Tim Myers
Charles V. Coleman
Bill W. Benton
Gregory H. Watkins
Michael Smith
Dean Paul Martin
Danton Rissner
Rebecca Reynolds
Melvin Shapiro
Larry Brand
Gilbert Cates
J.J. Makaro
Ken Dufva
Andrew Brown
John Inzerella
Daniel A. Lomino
Sandy Arthur
Anna Hill Johnstone
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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