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.

Karen Allen
as Mara McAndrew

Keith Carradine
as Reed

Jeff Fahey
as Donnie McAndrew

Bernie Casey
as Clinton James

Dean Paul Martin
as Jake

Virginia Capers
as Maxine

Philip Sterling
as Dr. Creason

Dinah Manoff
as Jill

Frances Flanagan
as Claire

Antony Holland
as Judge Hardin
kevin2019
"Backfire" is an exceedingly strong film from the very beginning and it easily leads the viewer astray on many occasions, especially after Mara is forced into the position where she must return home with Donny following his presumably failed suicide attempt - he has stipulated in some legal paperwor...