The Dark Backward

The Dark Backward
1991Comedy101 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 th... read more

  • Adam Rifkin

    Director

  • Adam Rifkin

    Writer

  • Joey Forsyte

    Director of Photography

  • Peter Schink

    Editor

  • 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)

    • Runtime

    101 minutes

    Released

    1991-07-26

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Sound

  • Marc David Decker

    Music

    • Updated

    377 days ago

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