Mara McAndrew's marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie, a Vietnam veteran, suffers troubling flashbacks about the war, leaving him unresponsive to her needs. Mara wants out, but she also wants Donnie's money. When Mara meets a mysterious stranger, Reed, at a local bar, she believes she has found the right person to help her out of her predicament. But Mara worries that Donnie's sister, Jill, is on to her.
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Backfire was released in 1988 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving Backfire (1988) an average rating of 51%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 20%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Backfire than critics were.
With a score of 51%, Backfire is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
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