Nonton Film: 181753 backfire 1988 Sub Indo

Backfire (1988)

Overview: 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.

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Director: Gilbert Cates

Cast: Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Jeff Fahey, Bernie Casey, Dean Paul Martin

Original Language: EN

Original Title: Backfire

Budget: N/A

Revenue: N/A

MPAA Rating: PG

Keywords: vietnam veteran, murder, inheritance

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Reviews

kevin2019 (July 12, 2024)

"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 paperwork she will have power of attorney should he ever become incapacitated - and she must subsequently contend with the intrusive interference of Donny's sister Jill. This development narrows and sharpens the focus of the entire film and the true architect of everything which has been happening neatly harks back to the frequent visual references to Donny's traumas in Vietnam. The pace has also been tightly wrought throughout to achieve maximum effectiveness and potential and it continually manages to shatter expectations and anticipations to create an extremely poignant and memorable portrait of true friendship.