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Backfire

R
Movie
1988
1h 33m
English
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
5.2
IMDB
Backfire (1988) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
32

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Karen Allen
Mara McAndrew
Jeff Fahey
Donnie McAndrew
Bernie Casey
Clinton James
Philip Sterling
Dr. Creason
Antony Holland
Judge Hardin
Dwight Koss
Deputy 'Buzz'
Gordon McIntosh
Big George
Eric Schneider
Dr. Cooper
Enid Saunders
Aunt Elizabeth
Lesley Ewen
Dispatcher
Dwight McFee
Searcher #1
Kim Kondrashoff
Searcher #2
Tom McBeath
Man in Bar
Directed By: Gilbert Cates

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kevin2019
a month ago
"Backfire" is an exceedingly strong film from the very beginning and it easily leads the viewer astray on many occasions, especially after Mara is forced into the position where she must return home with Donny following his presumably failed suicide attempt - he has stipulated in some legal paperwor More
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