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The Dark Backward

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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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Aug 21, 2007

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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

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just too off-putting

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08/22/07
Keith Breese
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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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08/20/07
Brian Webster
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A seriously weird, seriously cool surreal black comedy.

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04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
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08/29/05
Emanuel Levy
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Strange and hilarious

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04/23/04
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02/13/04
Spence D.
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One word: crap.

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09/01/03
Mike McGranaghan
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12/30/02
Philip Martin
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Really strange. Really bad

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08/26/02
Ken Hanke
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Tries way too hard to be a cult classic, which probably explains why it's not one.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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