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Backfire

19885.0 / 1093 min
Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Overview

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

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

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Mara McAndrew

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Reed

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Donnie McAndrew

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Clinton James

Dean Paul Martin

Dean Paul Martin

Jake

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Maxine

Philip Sterling

Philip Sterling

Dr. Creason

Dinah Manoff

Dinah Manoff

Jill

Frances Flanagan

Frances Flanagan

Claire

Antony Holland

Antony Holland

Judge Hardin

Dwight Koss

Dwight Koss

Deputy 'Buzz'

Gordon McIntosh

Gordon McIntosh

Big George

Wendy Van Riesen

Wendy Van Riesen

Alice

Eric Schneider

Eric Schneider

Dr. Cooper

Enid Saunders

Enid Saunders

Aunt Elizabeth

Jay Brazeau

Jay Brazeau

Junior

Lesley Ewen

Lesley Ewen

Dispatcher

Dwight McFee

Dwight McFee

Searcher #1

Kim Kondrashoff

Kim Kondrashoff

Searcher #2

Brian Linds

Brian Linds

Bob

Robert Metcalfe

Robert Metcalfe

Deputy #2

Tom McBeath

Tom McBeath

Man in Bar

Crew

Tak Fujimoto

Tak Fujimoto

Director of Photography

David Shire

David Shire

Original Music Composer

Mike Fenton

Mike Fenton

Casting

Jane Feinberg

Jane Feinberg

Casting

Jacob Rupp

Jacob Rupp

Stunt Coordinator

Donald Hauer

Donald Hauer

First Assistant Director

Graham Crowell

Graham Crowell

Boom Operator

David Jacox

David Jacox

Stunt Double

John S. Bartley

John S. Bartley

Gaffer

Cyrus Block

Cyrus Block

Camera Operator

Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman

Third Assistant Director

Jack Rowand

Jack Rowand

Still Photographer

Bob Gray

Bob Gray

Production Manager

Karen Ann Stewart

Karen Ann Stewart

Production Coordinator

Betty Thomas Quee

Betty Thomas Quee

Stunt Double

Michael Westmore

Michael Westmore

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Cynnie Troup

Cynnie Troup

Script Supervisor

John Sprungman

John Sprungman

Camera Trainee

Dillard Brinson

Dillard Brinson

Key Grip

Wendy A. Ross

Wendy A. Ross

Second Assistant Director

Robert Weinberger

Robert Weinberger

Unit Publicist

Mark Prior

Mark Prior

Assistant Set Decoration

Diana J. Austin

Diana J. Austin

Production Accountant

Bill Thumm

Bill Thumm

Property Master

Roy Aborgast

Roy Aborgast

Special Effects Coordinator

Tink Ten Eyck

Tink Ten Eyck

Production Controller

Eleanor Spencer

Eleanor Spencer

Extras Casting

Garry R. Brolley

Garry R. Brolley

Construction Coordinator

Jayne Dancose

Jayne Dancose

Assistant Makeup Artist

Rick Buckmaster

Rick Buckmaster

Genetator Operator

Larry Sutton

Larry Sutton

Sound Mixer

Lola Kemp

Lola Kemp

Hairstylist

Jack Kirschner

Jack Kirschner

Sound Editor

Horace Manzanares

Horace Manzanares

Assistant Sound Editor

William L. McCaughey

William L. McCaughey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Adams

Richard Adams

Sound Editor

James J. Klinger

James J. Klinger

Supervising Sound Editor

Erma E. Levin

Erma E. Levin

Music Editor

Tim Myers

Tim Myers

Post Production Supervisor

Charles V. Coleman

Charles V. Coleman

Assistant Editor

Bill W. Benton

Bill W. Benton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gregory H. Watkins

Gregory H. Watkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Assistant Editor

Dean Paul Martin

Dean Paul Martin

In Memory Of

Danton Rissner

Danton Rissner

Producer

Rebecca Reynolds

Rebecca Reynolds

Writer

Melvin Shapiro

Melvin Shapiro

Editor

Larry Brand

Larry Brand

Writer

Gilbert Cates

Gilbert Cates

Director

J.J. Makaro

J.J. Makaro

Stunts

Ken Dufva

Ken Dufva

Foley Artist

Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Costume Design

John Inzerella

John Inzerella

Makeup Artist

Daniel A. Lomino

Daniel A. Lomino

Production Design

Sandy Arthur

Sandy Arthur

Set Decoration

Anna Hill Johnstone

Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design