The Dark Backward

5.6
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 101 min
  • Premiere: 1991. July 26.

A 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.

Discover

Judd Nelson

Marty Malt

Wayne Newton

Jackie Chrome

James Caan

Dr. Scurvy

Rob Lowe

Dirk Delta

Billy Bob Thornton

Patron at Sloppy's

King Moody

Twinkee Doodle

Carrie Lynn

Nicolette

Anna Berger

Mrs. Malt

Tom Hodges

Marjorie Zipp

Theodocia Goodrich

Mrs. Bielfuss

Adam Rifkin

Rufus Bing

Tony Cox

Human Xylophone

Tonya Reneé Banks

Human Xylophone (as Tanya Banks)

Art

Sherman Williams

Production Design

Wendy Guidery

Art Direction

Camera

Joey Forsyte

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Alexandria Forster

Costume Design

Directing

Adam Rifkin

Director

Editing

Production

Brad Wyman

Producer

Randolf Turrow

Executive Producer

William Talmadge

Executive Producer

William Martens

Production Executive

Cassian Elwes

Producer

Sound

Writing

Adam Rifkin

Writer

Art

Sherman Williams

Production Design

Wendy Guidery

Art Direction

Camera

Joey Forsyte

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Alexandria Forster

Costume Design

Directing

Adam Rifkin

Director

Editing

Production

Brad Wyman

Producer

Randolf Turrow

Executive Producer

William Talmadge

Executive Producer

William Martens

Production Executive

Cassian Elwes

Producer

Sound

Writing

Adam Rifkin

Writer