Backfire
1988, English. Directed by Gilbert Cates.
Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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- Released
- 21 June 1988
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
- Written by
- Rebecca Reynolds, Larry Brand
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Backfire runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Who directed Backfire?
Backfire (1988) was directed by Gilbert Cates and stars Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Jeff Fahey.