Backlash (disambiguation)
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Backlash may refer to:
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In music:
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In other media:
- Backlash (engineering)Backlash (engineering)In mechanical engineering, backlash, sometimes called lash or play, is clearance between mating components, sometimes described as the amount of lost motion due to clearance or slackness when movement is reversed and contact is re-established...
, clearance between mating components - Backlash (sociology), an adverse reaction to something that has gained prominence
- Backlash (pressure group)Backlash (pressure group)Backlash is an umbrella group formed in 2005 to coordinate opposition to the “Consultation on the possession of extreme pornographic material” issued in the UK jointly by the Home Office and the Scottish Executive...
, a UK group opposing the 2008 law criminalising possession of "extreme pornography"
In literature:
- Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American WomenBacklash: The Undeclared War Against American WomenBacklash: The Undeclared War Against American Women is the title of a 1991 nonfiction book by Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Faludi, which argues for the existence of a media driven "backlash" against the feminist advances of the 1970s...
, a book by Susan Faludi - Backlash (Star Wars novel), a novel by Aaron Allston
- Backlash (Marc Slayton), a fictional character in the WildStorm comics universe
- Backlash (Jodi Slayton), another WildStorm character
- Backlash (originally: A Plague on Both Your Causes), a novel by John BrunnerJohn Brunner (novelist)John Kilian Houston Brunner was a prolific British author of science fiction novels and stories. His 1968 novel Stand on Zanzibar, about an overpopulated world, won the 1968 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel. It also won the BSFA award the same year...
In music:
- Backlash (Bad English album)
- Backlash (Freddie Hubbard album)Backlash (Freddie Hubbard album)Backlash is a 1967 album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, his first released on the Atlantic label. It features performances by Hubbard, James Spaulding, Albert Dailey, Bob Cunningham, Otis Ray Appleton and Ray Barretto.-Track listing:...
- Backlash, an album by Nina SimoneNina SimoneEunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
- Backlash, a song by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- BacklashWTII RecordsWTII Records is an independent record label set up in 2001 by former WaxTrax! General Manager, Bart Pfanenstiel, to relive the spirit of WaxTrax!'s early music. WTII’s releases span a wide variety of musical styles, but the primary focus is electronic based pop, synthpop, electro, industrial, indie...
, band with trip hop electronica, drum n' bass and Industrial influences
In film:
- Backlash (1947 film)Backlash (1947 film)Backlash is an American crime film noir directed by Eugene Forde. The drama features Jean Rogers, Larry J. Blake, John Eldredge and Richard Travis.-Cast:* Jean Rogers as Catherine Morland* Richard Travis as Richard Conroy...
, an American film starring Jean RogersJean RogersJean Rogers was an American actress. She portrayed Dale Arden in two of the three Flash Gordon serials.-Early life:... - Backlash (1956 film)Backlash (1956 film)Backlash is a 1956 Technicolor film released by Universal-International Pictures. It was directed by John Sturges , and unfolds in the vein of the psychological Western Backlash is a 1956 Technicolor film released by Universal-International Pictures. It was directed by John Sturges (with whom...
, an American western starring Richard Widmark - Backlash (1986 film)Backlash (1986 film)Backlash is a 1986 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett. Police officers Trevor Darling and Nikki Iceton escort a young Aboriginal woman Kath to the New South Wales outback to stand trial. After getting stranded in the desert a bond grows between them. By the time they are rescued, both...
, an Australian drama directed by Bill Bennett - Backlash (1994 film), an American film starring Sunny DoenchSunny DoenchSunny Doench is an American actress. She was reportedly the original choice to play the title character's sidekick Gabrielle in Xena: Warrior Princess, but reportedly declined because she did not want to move away from her boyfriend.-Filmography:* Death Run to Istanbul * Backlash * Night Stand...
In other media:
- WWE BacklashWWE BacklashBacklash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every April by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1999, with its inaugural event produced as an In Your House event in April of that year. The event in 2000 was rebranded as an...
, an annual World Wrestling Entertainment event - Backlash, a Demolition Vehicle in the video game Blast CorpsBlast CorpsBlast Corps is a video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. It was released in North America on February 28, 1997, and in the PAL regions on September 1, 1997...
See also
- BackslashBackslashThe backslash is a typographical mark used mainly in computing. It was first introduced to computers in 1960 by Bob Bemer. Sometimes called a reverse solidus or a slosh, it is the mirror image of the common slash....
, a typographical mark - BlacklashBlacklashBlacklash is the name of 2 characters from Marvel Comics.The best known Blacklash is Mark Scarlotti is an enemy of Iron Man.-Publication history:...
, a Marvel Comics supervillain