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Backfire
1988, Jun 21
1h 33m
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.
Directed by
Gilbert Cates
Written by
Rebecca Reynolds, Larry Brand
Karen Allen
Mara McAndrew
Keith Carradine
Reed
Dinah Manoff
Jill
Jeff Fahey
Donnie McAndrew
Tom McBeath
Man in Bar
Jay Brazeau
Junior
Bernie Casey
Clinton James
Eric Schneider
Dr. Cooper
Lesley Ewen
Dispatcher
Virginia Capers
Maxine
Frances Flanagan
Claire
Kim Kondrashoff
Searcher #2
Philip Sterling
Dr. Creason
Robert Metcalfe
Deputy #2
Dwight Koss
Deputy 'Buzz'
Wendy Van Riesen
Alice
Dwight McFee
Searcher #1
Dean Paul Martin
Jake
Antony Holland
Judge Hardin
Enid Saunders
Aunt Elizabeth
Gordon McIntosh
Big George
Brian Linds
Bob
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