Movie·1988·1h 33m
Backfire
Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.
Directed By
Gilbert Cates
Country
Canada
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Rebecca Reynolds, Larry Brand
Producer
Danton Rissner
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Music
David Shire
Editor
Melvin Shapiro
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
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// crew
Crew
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
David Shire
Original Music Composer
Rebecca Reynolds
Writer
Larry Brand
Writer
Danton Rissner
Producer
Melvin Shapiro
Editor
Gilbert Cates
Director
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