Backfire
Brief Synopsis
Betrayal, deceit and murder set to destroy what seems to be the ideal marriage between a Vietnam veteran and his spouse.
Cast & Crew
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Gilbert Cates
Director
Karen Allen
Maura
Keith Carradine
Reed
Jeff Fahey
Donnie
Bernie Casey
Clinton James
Dean Paul Martin
Jake
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Distribution Company
Virgin Vision
Location
Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Synopsis
Betrayal, deceit and murder set to destroy what seems to be the ideal marriage between a Vietnam veteran and his spouse.
Director
Gilbert Cates
Director
Cast
Karen Allen
Maura
Keith Carradine
Reed
Jeff Fahey
Donnie
Bernie Casey
Clinton James
Dean Paul Martin
Jake
Dinah Manoff
Jill
Virginia Capers
Maxine
Philip Sterling
Dr Creason
Frances Flanagan
Claire
Antony Holland
Judge Hardin
Dwight Koss
Deputy
Gordon Mcintosh
Big George
Wendy Van Riesen
Alice
Enid Saunders
Aunt Elizabeth
Jay Brazeau
Junior
Leslie Ewen
Dispatcher
Dwight C. Mcfee
1st Searcher
Kim Kondrashoff
2nd Searcher
Brian Linds
Bob
Kevin Mcnulty
Bartender
Robert Metcalfe
2nd Deputy
Tom Mcbeath
Man In Bar
Alana Shields
Waitress
William S Taylor
Male Nurse
Eric Schneider
Lesley Ewen
Crew
Richard W Adams
Sound Editor
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Coordinator
Sandy Arthur
Set Decorator
Diana Austin
Production Accountant
Christopher Baudat
Production Assistant
Cyrus Block
Camera Operator
F Boven
Scenic Carpenter
Larry Brand
Screenwriter
Garry R Brolley
Construction Coordinator
Andrew Brown
Costume Designer Assistant
Dennis A Brown
Executive In Charge Of Production
Dennis A Brown
Executive Producer
Lynne Carrow
Casting
Gil Cates
Production Assistant
Barry Chapman
Transportation Coordinator
John Clothier
1st Assistant Camera
Charles V. Coleman
Assistant Editor
Richard Coleman
Assistant Director
Richard Coleman
3rd Assistant Director
Graham Crowell
Boom Operator
Jennifer D'tri
Post-Production Coordinator
Jayne Dancose
Makeup Assistant
George Erschbamer
Special Effects Assistant
Sam Evans
Assistant (To Danton Rissner)
R D 'luther' Fairbairn
Props Assistant
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Doug Field
1st Assistant Camera
Thomas Fillingham
Additional Camera Operator
Tak Fujimoto
Director Of Photography
Bob Gray
Unit Production Manager
Gordon J Hardwick
Production Assistant
Don Hauser
1st Assistant Director
James Head
2nd Assistant Camera
Elizabeth Huggins
Assistant (To Gilbert Cates)
John Inzerella
Makeup
Ken Johnson
Driver Captain
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Designer
Lola Kemp
Hairstyles
Jack Kirschner
Sound Editor
Karen M Lawrence
Seamstress
Susan Leh
Publicity Coordinator
Dan Lonino
Production Designer
Dan Loveless
Crane Driver
Greg Lundsgaard
Panaglide Camera Operator
Horace Manzanares
Sound Editor Assistant
Andrew Mclean
Location Manager
Ben Montanio
Production Estimator
Jean Murphy
Costume Department Supervisor
Tim Myers
Post-Production Supervisor
Sandi Naiman
Production Coordinator (Los Angeles)
Colleen Elizebeth Nystedt
Location Manager Assistant
Jim Perenseff
Driver Co-Captain
Ted Polkinghorne
Supervisor
Rebecca Reynolds
Screenwriter
Danton Rissner
Producer
Steve Roberts
2nd Assistant Editor
Wendy A Ross
2nd Assistant Director
Jack Rowand
Stills
Charlie Schultz
Other
Melvin Shapiro
Editor
Linda Sheehy-brownstein
Production Coordinator Assistant
David Shire
Music
E Roberta Slade
Other
Michael S Smith
Assistant Editor
John Sprungman
Camera Operator Trainee
Karen A Stewart
Production Coordinator
Larry Sutton
Sound Recording Mixer
Tink Ten Eyck
Production Controller
Bill Thumm
Property Master
Cynnie Troup
Script Supervisor
Peter Turnbull
Projectionist
David Valentine
Special Effects 1st Assistant
James R Wallace
Set Decorator Assistant
Robert Weinberger
Unit Publicist
Michael Westmore
Special Makeup
Judith Wolch
Production Accountant Assistant
Gary York
Lead Carpenter
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Distribution Company
Virgin Vision
Location
Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer 1988
Released in United States Summer June 21, 1988
Released in United States on Video October 4, 1989
Released in United States May 1989
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 1989.
Completed shooting October 1986.
Began shooting August 11, 1986.
Released in United States Summer 1988
Released in United States Summer June 21, 1988
Released in United States May 1989 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 1989.)
Released in United States on Video October 4, 1989
