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Backfire (1988)

1h 33m · 21 Jun 1988

Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.

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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.

Movie ID9763
GenreDrama, Mystery, Thriller
DirectorGilbert Cates
Main castKaren Allen, Keith Carradine, Jeff Fahey, Bernie Casey, Dean Paul Martin, Virginia Capers, Philip Sterling, Dinah Manoff
Release date21 June 1988
Release year1988
LanguageEnglish
Duration93 min (1h 33m)
Rating4.8 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseITC Entertainment

Director: Gilbert Cates
Writers: Larry Brand, Rebecca Reynolds

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Karen AllenMara McAndrew Keith CarradineReed Jeff FaheyDonnie McAndrew Bernie CaseyClinton James Dean Paul MartinJake Virginia CapersMaxine Philip SterlingDr. Creason Dinah ManoffJill Frances FlanaganClaire Antony HollandJudge Hardin Dwight KossDeputy 'Buzz'
Gordon McIntoshBig George
Wendy Van RiesenAlice
Eric SchneiderDr. Cooper
Enid SaundersAunt Elizabeth Jay BrazeauJunior Lesley EwenDispatcher Dwight McFeeSearcher #1 Kim KondrashoffSearcher #2
Brian LindsBob

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