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5.7A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
Released: 1991-07-26101 minDir: Adam RifkinComedyBudget: $2.0MBox office: $28,654
Cast
- Judd Nelson as Marty Malt
- Bill Paxton as Gus
- Wayne Newton as Jackie Chrome
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Rosarita
- James Caan as Dr. Scurvy
- Rob Lowe as Dirk Delta
Themes
- garbageman
- mutation
- accordion
- talent agent
- stand-up comedian
- anti-humor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Adam Rifkin
- Screenwriter
- Adam Rifkin
- Cast member
- Anna Berger
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 569263
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-03-09
- title
- The Dark Backward
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 5.7/10
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