Backfire

"Before the night is over... someone will be rich, someone will be dead, someone will be avenged."

Oct 2 1987 R 1h 30m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

Mara, the wife who wants more... Jake, the lover she wants more of... Donny, the husband the war almost destroyed... Reed, the stranger who answers everyone's darkest prayers. Mara and Donny are the ideal couple, young, rich and attractive. Only the horrible nightmares of Vietnam that haunt Donny flaw their perfect life. The fury of artillery, the screams of the wounded, and the ominous putt-putt of choppers rage within him and suddenly, there is blood everywhere...Betrayal, deceit and murder ignite the tension. Is that only a backfire, or is someone firing back?

Written by

Larry Brand, Rebecca Reynolds

Directed by

Gilbert Cates

Cast

Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Jeff Fahey

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

ITC Entertainment Group

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Backfire - 1987
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# of Votes
767
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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