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

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)

Trailer

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