This movie absolutely deserves a digital remaster and Blu-Ray release. It seems to have vanished into obscurity since the 1980's, and it's such a shame.
Being a huge Karen Allen fan, I'd been meaning to watch this movie since 1987, but the bizarre and vague poster of a pair of woman's legs never really inspired me to try. Having now, finally watched Backfire in 2024, I can honestly say womever designed that poster made a huge mistake - this movie is truly outstanding for its time, and the cheap poster nowhere near does it justice.
The plot is great, with lots of twists that kept me guessing right up until the end. The performances, especially from Karen Allen, are top notch. She really is superb in this movie. It was quite violent and gory in places, which i wasn't expecting - again, thanks to that awful poster! It has a very dark and creepy feel to it, and whomever the D. O. P. Was did a terriffic job.
I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but do try and dig this one up, it's very much worth a watch. It's just such a shame it's so hard to track down, they really should remaster and re-release this one - it's top notch stuff.
Being a huge Karen Allen fan, I'd been meaning to watch this movie since 1987, but the bizarre and vague poster of a pair of woman's legs never really inspired me to try. Having now, finally watched Backfire in 2024, I can honestly say womever designed that poster made a huge mistake - this movie is truly outstanding for its time, and the cheap poster nowhere near does it justice.
The plot is great, with lots of twists that kept me guessing right up until the end. The performances, especially from Karen Allen, are top notch. She really is superb in this movie. It was quite violent and gory in places, which i wasn't expecting - again, thanks to that awful poster! It has a very dark and creepy feel to it, and whomever the D. O. P. Was did a terriffic job.
I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but do try and dig this one up, it's very much worth a watch. It's just such a shame it's so hard to track down, they really should remaster and re-release this one - it's top notch stuff.