The Dark Backward
It's the world inside out.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$28654
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1991-07-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
5.6
Judd Nelson
Marty Malt
Bill Paxton
Gus
Wayne Newton
Jackie Chrome
Lara Flynn Boyle
Rosarita
James Caan
Dr. Scurvy
Rob Lowe
Dirk Delta
Claudia Christian
Kitty
Billy Bob Thornton
Patron at Sloppy's
King Moody
Twinkee Doodle
Danny Dayton
Syd
Carrie Lynn
Nicolette
Anna Berger
Mrs. Malt
Lydell M. Cheshier
Dexter
Tom Hodges
Marjorie Zipp
Theodocia Goodrich
Mrs. Bielfuss
Laurianne Jameson
Shirley
Charles Knapp
Sloppy
Adam Rifkin
Rufus Bing
Tony Cox
Human Xylophone
Tonya Reneé Banks
Human Xylophone (as Tanya Banks)
7.6
George Carlin: Doin' It Again
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6.0
Sapan Verma: Obsessive Comedic Disorder
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6.2
Beth Stelling: If You Didn't Want Me Then
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6.5
Deon Cole: Cole Hearted
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7.3
Biswa Kalyan Rath : Biswa Mast Aadmi
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6.8
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7.6
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
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2017-05-23 | en
7.9
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6.5
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4.9
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9.0
Robin Harris: Live from the Comedy Act Theater
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6.6
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8.5
Bernard Manning - Ungagged
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5.8
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2007-11-04 | en
7.3
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
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1982-03-12 | en
5.9
Funny People
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7.8
Andrew Schulz: Infamous
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5.2
Clubland
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5.5
Hell Comes to Frogtown
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7.4
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
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