Backfire (1987)
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(82 ratings)
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… More 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 penny. Drowning her problems at a local bar, Allen makes the acquaintance of Carradine, who shortly afterwards moves into the family mansion, bag and baggage. Fed up with being treated like garbage, and equally fed up with her noncommunicative husband, Allen enmeshes Carradine in an insidious plan that will regain her the riches she feels she deserves. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gilbert Cates
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- Studio
- Trimark
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Cast
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Karen Allen
as Mara
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Keith Carradine
as Reed
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Jeff Fahey
as Donnie
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Bernie Casey
as Clinton James
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Dean Paul Martin
as Jake
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Dinah Manoff
as Jill
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Jay Brazeau
as Junior
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Virginia Capers
as Maxine
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Ewen Leslie
as Dispatcher
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Frances Flanagan
as Claire
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Kim Kondrashoff
as Searcher
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Tom McBeath
as Man in Bar
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Robert Metcalfe
as Deputy No. 2
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Wendy Van Riesen
as Alice
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Enid Saunders
as Aunt Elizabeth
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Philip Sterling
as Dr. Creason
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Brian Linds
as Bob
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Dwight McFee
as Searcher
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Gordon McIntosh
as Big George
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Dwight Ross
as Deputy "Buzz"
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Eric Schneider
as Dr. Cooper
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Antony Holland
as Judge Hardin
