Backfire

Name: Backfire
Director: Gilbert Cates
Released: 1988-01-01

1988 film by Gilbert Cates

FilmfilmQ1416074

Released: 1988
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Karen Allen
, Keith Carradine
, Jeff Fahey
, Bernie Casey
+1 more
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: crime thriller film
Country of origin: United States
, Canada
Original language: English
Distributor: ITC Entertainment
, Netflix

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Backfire is a 1988 mystery-thriller film about a murderous love triangle which forms between an affluent Vietnam War veteran, his wife, and another man. The film was directed by Gilbert Cates, and stars Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Dean Paul Martin and Jeff Fahey. The film is dedicated to Martin, who died in a plane crash before the film was released.

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Director of photography: Tak Fujimoto
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Title: Backfire
Color: color
Film editor: Melvin Shapiro
Distribution format: video on demand

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