

MovieThrillerDramaMystery
Backfire
Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged.
4.8(16)19881h 33m
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.
- Director
- Gilbert Cates
- Writers
- Larry Brand,Rebecca Reynolds
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Cast

Karen Allen
Mara McAndrew

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

Frances Flanagan
Claire

Antony Holland
Judge Hardin

Dwight Koss
Deputy 'Buzz'
Gordon McIntosh
Big George

Wendy Van Riesen
Alice
Eric Schneider
Dr. Cooper

Enid Saunders
Aunt Elizabeth

Jay Brazeau
Junior

Lesley Ewen
Dispatcher

Dwight McFee
Searcher #1

Kim Kondrashoff
Searcher #2
Brian Linds
Bob

Robert Metcalfe
Deputy #2

Tom McBeath
Man in Bar
Crew
Directing
- Donald HauerFirst Assistant Director
- Richard ColemanThird Assistant Director
- Cynnie TroupScript Supervisor
- Wendy A. RossSecond Assistant Director
- Gilbert CatesDirector
Writing
- Larry BrandWriter
- Rebecca ReynoldsWriter
Production
- Mike FentonCasting
- Jane FeinbergCasting
- Eleanor SpencerExtras Casting
- Karen Ann StewartProduction Coordinator
- Bob GrayProduction Manager
- Diana J. AustinProduction Accountant
- Danton RissnerProducer
Camera
- Tak FujimotoDirector of Photography
- Cyrus BlockCamera Operator
- Jack RowandStill Photographer
- John SprungmanCamera Trainee
- Dillard BrinsonKey Grip
Editing
- Charles V. ColemanAssistant Editor
- Michael SmithAssistant Editor
- Melvin ShapiroEditor
Sound
- David ShireOriginal Music Composer
- Graham CrowellBoom Operator
- Larry SuttonSound Mixer
- Horace ManzanaresAssistant Sound Editor
- Erma E. LevinMusic Editor
- William L. McCaugheySound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jack KirschnerSound Editor
- Richard AdamsSound Editor
- Bill W. BentonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gregory H. WatkinsSound Re-Recording Mixer
- James J. KlingerSupervising Sound Editor
- Ken DufvaFoley Artist
Art
- Mark PriorAssistant Set Decoration
- Bill ThummProperty Master
- Garry R. BrolleyConstruction Coordinator
- Daniel A. LominoProduction Design
- Sandy ArthurSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Jayne DancoseAssistant Makeup Artist
- Lola KempHairstylist
- Michael WestmoreSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Andrew BrownCostume Design
- John InzerellaMakeup Artist
- Anna Hill JohnstoneCostume Design
Crew
- David JacoxStunt Double
- Jacob RuppStunt Coordinator
- Betty Thomas QueeStunt Double
- Robert WeinbergerUnit Publicist
- Tink Ten EyckProduction Controller
- Roy AborgastSpecial Effects Coordinator
- Tim MyersPost Production Supervisor
- Dean Paul MartinIn Memory Of
- J.J. MakaroStunts
Lighting
- John S. BartleyGaffer
- Rick BuckmasterGenetator Operator