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Backfire: Full Cast & Crew 1987 Mystery & Thriller
Mara McAndrew's (Karen Allen) marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie (Jeff Fahey), 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 (Keith Carradine), 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 (Dinah Manoff), is on to her. R See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Gilbert Cates Director Karen Allen Mara McAndrew Actor Keith Carradine Reed Actor Jeff Fahey Donnie McAndrew Actor Bernie Casey Clinton James Actor Dinah Manoff Jill Actor Dean-Paul Martin Jake Actor Virginia Capers Maxine Actor Philip Sterling Dr. Creason Actor Larry Brand Screenwriter Rebecca Reynolds Screenwriter Danton Rissner Producer Tak Fujimoto Cinematographer Melvin Shapiro Film Editing David Shire Original Music Daniel A. Lomino Production Design Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design Lynne Carrow Casting Jane Feinberg Casting Mike Fenton Casting