Backfire (1988)
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
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Karen Allen as Mara McAndrew |
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Keith Carradine as Reed |
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Jeff Fahey as Donnie McAndrew |
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Bernie Casey as Clinton James |
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Dean Paul Martin as Jake |
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Virginia Capers as Maxine |
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Philip Sterling as Dr. Creason |
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Dinah Manoff as Jill |
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Frances Flanagan as Claire |
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Antony Holland as Judge Hardin |
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Dwight Koss as Deputy 'Buzz' |
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Gordon McIntosh as Big George |
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Wendy Van Riesen as Alice |
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Eric Schneider as Dr. Cooper |
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Enid Saunders as Aunt Elizabeth |
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Jay Brazeau as Junior |
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Lesley Ewen as Dispatcher |
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Dwight McFee as Searcher #1 |
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Kim Kondrashoff as Searcher #2 |
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Brian Linds as Bob |
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Robert Metcalfe as Deputy #2 |
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Tom McBeath as Man in Bar |
| Camera | Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Sound | David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Crew | Jacob Rupp | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Betty Thomas Quee | Stunt Double |
| Crew | David Jacox | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Donald Hauer | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Bob Gray | Production Manager |
| Directing | Wendy A. Ross | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Richard Coleman | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Cyrus Block | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Sprungman | Camera Trainee |
| Directing | Cynnie Troup | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Dillard Brinson | Key Grip |
| Lighting | John S. Bartley | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Rick Buckmaster | Genetator Operator |
| Sound | Larry Sutton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Graham Crowell | Boom Operator |
| Art | Mark Prior | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Bill Thumm | Property Master |
| Crew | Roy Aborgast | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Garry R. Brolley | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lola Kemp | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayne Dancose | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Westmore | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Robert Weinberger | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Jack Rowand | Still Photographer |
| Production | Eleanor Spencer | Extras Casting |
| Crew | Tink Ten Eyck | Production Controller |
| Production | Karen Ann Stewart | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Diana J. Austin | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Tim Myers | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Charles V. Coleman | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Michael Smith | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | James J. Klinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack Kirschner | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Adams | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Horace Manzanares | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Erma E. Levin | Music Editor |
| Sound | Gregory H. Watkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bill W. Benton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Dean Paul Martin | In Memory Of |
| Writing | Rebecca Reynolds | Writer |
| Writing | Larry Brand | Writer |
| Production | Danton Rissner | Producer |
| Editing | Melvin Shapiro | Editor |
| Directing | Gilbert Cates | Director |
| Crew | J.J. Makaro | Stunts |
| Art | Daniel A. Lomino | Production Design |
| Art | Sandy Arthur | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrew Brown | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Inzerella | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |