Backfire
21/06/1988
2h

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
Mara McAndrew


Keith Carradine
Reed


Jeff Fahey
Donnie McAndrew


Bernie Casey
Clinton James


Dean Paul Martin
Jake


Virginia Capers
Maxine


Philip Sterling
Dr. Creason


Dinah Manoff
Jill


Frances Flanagan
Claire


Antony Holland
Judge Hardin


Dwight Koss
Deputy 'Buzz'
Gordon McIntosh
Big George


Wendy Van Riesen
Alice


Eric Schneider
Dr. Cooper


Enid Saunders
Aunt Elizabeth


Jay Brazeau
Junior


Lesley Ewen
Dispatcher


Dwight McFee
Searcher #1


Kim Kondrashoff
Searcher #2
Brian Linds
Bob


Robert Metcalfe
Deputy #2


Tom McBeath
Man in Bar
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