Backfire (1987)

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Wealthy-but-troubled Vietnam vet Jeff Fahey, his trailer-trash wife Karen Allen, and drifter Keith Carradine are the characters essential to the action in Backfire. Fahey's horrific flashbacks to his days in Nam plunge him into a catatonic state. Though he has previously drawn up a document granting his wife power of attorney in case this should happen, Fahey's protective sister Dinah Manoff keeps this fact secret, hoping to cut off the mercenary Allen--and her lover Dean Paul Martin--without a

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Gilbert Cates

On DVD: Jan 1, 1998

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Karen Allen
Mara
Keith Carradine
Reed
Jeff Fahey
Donnie
Bernie Casey
Clinton James
Dean Paul Martin
Jake
Dinah Manoff
Jill
Jay Brazeau
Junior
Virginia Capers
Maxine
Ewen Leslie
Dispatcher
Frances Flanagan
Claire
Kim Kondrashoff
Searcher
Tom McBeath
Man in Bar
Robert Metcalfe
Deputy No. 2
Wendy Van Riesen
Alice
Enid Saunders
Aunt Elizabeth
Philip Sterling
Dr. Creason
Brian Linds
Bob
Dwight McFee
Searcher
Gordon McIntosh
Big George
Dwight Ross
Deputy "Buzz"
Eric Schneider
Dr. Cooper
Antony Holland
Judge Hardin

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Gloria says: Excellent script, fantastic acting, interesting plot and there are more twists in this movie than there is on the dance floor. Backfire was an unpredictable movie and it kept me interested from the beginning to the very end. It is still a very good movie even till this day. I highly recommend it.

March 12, 2010