Backfire

Backfire

93 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | June 21, 1988

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.

Backfire

93 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | June 21, 1988

Backfire
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers ITC Entertainment Group
Original title Backfire
Directors Wendy A. Ross, Richard Coleman, Cynnie Troup, Gilbert Cates, Donald Hauer
Writers Rebecca Reynolds, Larry Brand

Cast

Karen Allen

as Mara McAndrew

Keith Carradine

as Reed

Jeff Fahey

as Donnie McAndrew

Bernie Casey

as Clinton James

Virginia Capers

as Maxine

Philip Sterling

as Dr. Creason

Dinah Manoff

as Jill

Frances Flanagan

as Claire

Antony Holland

as Judge Hardin

Dwight Koss

as Deputy 'Buzz'

Gordon McIntosh

as Big George

Wendy Van Riesen

as Alice

Eric Schneider

as Dr. Cooper

Enid Saunders

as Aunt Elizabeth

Jay Brazeau

as Junior

Lesley Ewen

as Dispatcher

Dwight McFee

as Searcher #1

Kim Kondrashoff

as Searcher #2

Brian Linds

as Bob

Robert Metcalfe

as Deputy #2

Tom McBeath

as Man in Bar