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Backfire

(1988)

June 21, 1988 1h 33m
48%
TMDB Score

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.

Gilbert Cates

Director

Top Billed Cast

KA

Karen Allen

Mara McAndrew

KC

Keith Carradine

Reed

JF

Jeff Fahey

Donnie McAndrew

BC

Bernie Casey

Clinton James

DPM

Dean Paul Martin

Jake

VC

Virginia Capers

Maxine

PS

Philip Sterling

Dr. Creason

DM

Dinah Manoff

Jill

FF

Frances Flanagan

Claire

AH

Antony Holland

Judge Hardin

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