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4.9Mara 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.
Released: 1988-06-2193 minDir: Gilbert CatesThriller, Drama, Mystery
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
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- murder
- inheritance
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 979913
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- publication date
- 1988-01-01
- title
- Backfire
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Vietnam War
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Showtime
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Karen Allen
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Turner Classic Movies
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Jeff Fahey
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Keith Carradine
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love triangle
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I Never Sang for My Father
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Bernie Casey
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Dinah Manoff
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Dean Paul Martin
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Gilbert Cates
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David Shire
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Tak Fujimoto
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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
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The Promise
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Categories
1988 American films1988 Canadian films1988 crime thriller films1988 English-language films1988 filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsCanadian crime thriller filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language crime thriller filmsFilms directed by Gilbert CatesFilms scored by David ShireITC Entertainment filmsRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date