Thriller ·Drama ·Mystery · Canada · 1988 · 1h 33m

Backfire

Director

Cast

Karen Allen as Mara McAndrew Keith Carradine as Reed Jeff Fahey as Donnie McAndrew Bernie Casey as Clinton James Dean Paul Martin as Jake Virginia Capers as Maxine

Crew

Tak Fujimoto — Director of Photography Melvin Shapiro — Editor David Shire — Original Music Composer Rebecca Reynolds — Writer Larry Brand — Writer Danton Rissner — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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