Backfire (1988)
- Directed by
- Gilbert Cates
- Genre
- crime thriller film
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy Vietnam War veteran gets caught in a deadly love triangle with his wife and another man. The story follows the tensions and secrets that lead to murder among the three.
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What happens
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. Filmed in 1987 and planned to be released to theatres, it instead premiered on Showtime in June 1989. Los Angeles Times critic Chris Willman stated: "cable seems like just the right resting place for such a dully salacious effort." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Clinton and Nadine (1988)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.