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47% Critic Match
Backfire
“Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.”
4.7 / 10• 1988• 1h 33m•R• English
ThrillerDramaMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Karen Allen
Mara McAndrew
Lead
Keith Carradine
Reed
Jeff Fahey
Donnie McAndrew
Bernie Casey
Clinton James
Dean Paul Martin
Jake
Virginia Capers
Maxine
Philip Sterling
Dr. Creason
Dinah Manoff
Jill
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gilbert Cates's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Backfire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
