Movie
Backfire
Released: June 21, 1988 (1988)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Antony Holland as Judge Hardin
Age at release: 68
- Philip Sterling as Dr. Creason
Age at release: 65
- Virginia Capers as Maxine
Age at release: 62
- Bernie Casey as Clinton James
Age at release: 49
- Keith Carradine as Reed
Age at release: 38
- Karen Allen as Mara McAndrew
Age at release: 36
- Dean Paul Martin as Jake
Age at release: 36
- Jeff Fahey as Donnie McAndrew
Age at release: 35
- Dinah Manoff as Jill
Age at release: 32
- Frances Flanagan as Claire
Age at release: Unknown
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- Jay Brazeau as Junior
Age at release: 34
- Dwight Koss as Deputy 'Buzz'
Age at release: Unknown
- Gordon McIntosh as Big George
Age at release: Unknown
- Wendy Van Riesen as Alice
Age at release: Unknown
- Eric Schneider as Dr. Cooper
Age at release: Unknown
- Enid Saunders as Aunt Elizabeth
Age at release: Unknown
- Lesley Ewen as Dispatcher
Age at release: Unknown
- Dwight McFee as Searcher #1
Age at release: Unknown
- Kim Kondrashoff as Searcher #2
Age at release: Unknown
- Brian Linds as Bob
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Metcalfe as Deputy #2
Age at release: Unknown
- Tom McBeath as Man in Bar
Age at release: Unknown