just too off-putting
The Dark Backward (1991)
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Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 5
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A nerdy garbageman has major aspirations of becoming the next Jay Leno but his agent thinks he is the worst stand-up comic there is. Meanwhile, he must contend with a mysterious bump that appears on his back from which a human hand sprouts. He... A nerdy garbageman has major aspirations of becoming the next Jay Leno but his agent thinks he is the worst stand-up comic there is. Meanwhile, he must contend with a mysterious bump that appears on his back from which a human hand sprouts. He parlays this into his stand-up act and his talent agent is singing another tune. [More]
Starring: Judd Nelson, Wayne Newton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Bill Paxton
Starring: Judd Nelson, Wayne Newton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Bill Paxton, Rob Lowe, James Caan, Claudia Christian
Director: Adam Rifkin
Director: Adam Rifkin
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Release:
Aug 21, 2007
DVD Features:
- Full Frame - 1.85
Audio:
- Stereo - English
- Subtitles - English, French - Optional
- Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Materials:
- Audio Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes - "15th Anniversary Q&A Featuring Bill Paxton, Judd Nelson, Adam Rifkin and Brad Wyman"
- Outtakes
Reviews for The Dark Backward
Odd and twisted, The Dark Backward has plenty to thrill admirers of ugliness and enough food for thought to interest the rest of us too.
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