
TMDb Rating
5.6/10
39 verified votes
The Dark Backward (1991)
Comedy
101 min
"It's the world inside out."
Plot Summary
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.
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ComedyAdam RifkinJudd NelsonBill Paxton1991
Director
Adam Rifkin
Top Cast
Judd NelsonBill PaxtonWayne NewtonLara Flynn BoyleJames Caan
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