Backstab
Brief Synopsis
A man is framed for the murder of his boss.
Cast & Crew
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James Kaufman
Director
James Brolin
Cliff Murphy
Meg Foster
Sara Rudnick
Dorothee Berryman
Juliet Powell
June Chadwick
Mrs Chambers
Brett Halsey
Ken Updike
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Devine & Bernardin Taillefer; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Image Organization, Inc.; Shiseido Cosmetica Ltd
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Synopsis
A man is framed for the murder of his boss.
Cast
James Brolin
Cliff Murphy
Meg Foster
Sara Rudnick
Dorothee Berryman
Juliet Powell
June Chadwick
Mrs Chambers
Brett Halsey
Ken Updike
Isabelle Truchon
Jennifer
Robert Morelli
Steve Howe
Terrence Labrosse
Mr Chambers
Norris Domingue
Stanley
Bronwen Mantel
Judge
James Rae
Ad Executive
Tom Berry
Court Clerk
Brian Dooley
J H The Guard
Robert Ozores
Prisoner
Charles Doucet
Cop At Station
Alexander Chapman
Bob The Guard
Peter Zinko
Young Guard
Yvon Charette
Pathologist
Dorian Joe Clark
1st Court Cop
John Spicer
2nd Court Cop
Michael Mcgill
Forensic Expert
Bill Haugland
Anchorman
Brian Rainey
Bartender
Richard Jutras
Ted
Elana Linden
Ingrid
Christopher Maccabe
Cop At House
Luiz Saravia
Dishwasher
Perry Schneiderman
1st Cop
Richard Zeman
2nd Cop
Paul Stewart
Dan
Vince Diclemente
Private Detective
Sharman Sturgess
Prison Clerk
Ilana Linden
Crew
Georges Archambault
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Jon Archer
Dialogue Editor
Tim Archer
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Marc Arsenault
Driver
Daniel Barbe
Song ("Touch")
Franco Battista
Executive Producer
Claude Beaupre
Driver
Yves-andre Bergeron
Hairstyles Assistant
Tom Berry
Producer
Jean-francois Bourassa
Key Grip
Jacques Bournival
Other
Amy Burt
Set Dresser Assistant
Andrew D Campbell
Other
Janet Campbell
Set Dresser Supervisor
Djina Caron
Makeup
Ryal Cosgrove
Special Effects
Rene Daigle
1st Assistant Camera
Gary Daprato
Foley Artist
Colette Desilets
Boom Operator
Monique Desnoyers
Props (On-Set)
Ron Diamond
Stills
Ronald Diamond
Photography
Vince Diclemente
Post-Production Coordinator
Josee Drolet
2nd Assistant Director
Tony Duarte
Legal Counsel
Richard Dubreuil
Driver
Rick Ellis
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Steve Foster
Adr Editor
Jim Frank
Audio Executive
Suzanne French
Other
Eames Gagnon
Electrician
Joachim Gelinas
Boom Operator
Gerda Gerke
Negative Cutter
Rodney Gibbons
Camera Operator
Rodney Gibbons
Director Of Photography
Terry Gordica
Adr Editor
Dennis M Hill
Foley Recording
Gregory King
Sound Effects Editor
Walter Klymkiw
Technical Consultant
Paul Koval
Screenwriter
Milan Kymlicka
Music Consultant
Suzanne Lafontaine
Title Animator
Alex Lambert
Makeup Assistant
Eric Lambi
Sound Effects Editor
Sophie Langevin
Other
Simon Langlais
Props Assistant (On-Set)
Serge Langlois
Supervisor
Michel Laroche
Titles
Daniella Lavallee
3rd Assistant Director
Lorette Leblanc
Continuity
Francoise Lecours
Costume Dresser
Michel Lorion
Sound Mixer
David Mccabe
Video Camera Operator
David Mccabe
Touchvision Assistant
Nick Minotti
Production Accountant
Eric Monzerol
Driver
Serge Morache
Hairstyles
Robert D Morais
Production Manager
Robert Morais
Production Manager
Martin Olaf Morf
Security
Robert E Newton
Touchvision Assistant
Paul Northfield
Music Mixer; Music Recording
Al Onorato
Casting (Los Angeles)
Geoffrey Patenaude
Production Assistant
Pierluigi Piredda
2nd Assistant Camera
Daniel Quirion
Bestboy Grip
Rejane Racine
Unit Manager
John Rainey
Production Supervisor
Pierre Rancourt
Lighting Technician
Julie Richards
Production Executive (Image Organization)
Trixi Rittenhouse
Costume Designer
Nadia Rona
Casting
Blair Roth
1st Assistant Director
Elise M Santerre
Production Assistant
Hildegard Schaefer
Negative Cutter
John Charles Schaffer
Driver
Marty Simon
Music
Marty Simon
Song ("Touch")
Belva Spiel
Legal Counsel
William St John
Other
Krista Steeves
Art Department Coordinator
Howard Stellmacher
Production Accountant Assistant
Krista Steves
Art Direction
Devine & Bernardin Taillefer
Insurance Broker
Anne Tait
Casting
Richard Tasse
Production Designer
Christiane Theberge
Production Assistant
Pierre Theriault
Video Film Conformer
Lisa Thompson
Publicist
Ron Van Hart
Stunts
Pierre Vanasse
Swing Gang
Corinna Viereck
Production Coordinator
Sylvie Vincent
Location Manager
John Walsh
Stunts
Monica Webb
Executive In Charge Of Production
William Webb
Executive Producer
Stefan Wodoslawsky
Associate Producer
Vladimir Zabransky
Color Timer
Paul Ziller
Editor
Paul Ziller
Script Consultant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Devine & Bernardin Taillefer; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Image Organization, Inc.; Shiseido Cosmetica Ltd
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1990
Released in United States on Video October 3, 1990
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States May 1991
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.
Began shooting October 10, 1989.
Released in United States 1990
Released in United States on Video October 3, 1990
Completed shooting November 3, 1989.
Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)
Released in United States 1991
