The Dark Backward (1991)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Marty
as Gus
as Jackie Chrome
as Rosarita
as Dr. Scurvy
as Dirk
as Twinkee Doodle
as Kitty
as Human Xylophone
as Syd
as Nicolette
as Mrs. Malt
as Dexter
as Marjorie Zipp
as Mrs. Bielfuss
as Shirley
as Pickles
as Sloppy
as Raoul
as Elvis
as Dirk Delta's Assistant
as Unfamiliar Waitress
as Joey
as Denny Ginkle
as Barber
as Mouseman
as Rufus Bing
as Barber
as Cigarette Girl
as Lady Wrapped in Gauze
as Basketball Player
as Muscle Man
as Man Behind Counter
as Dirk's Babe
as Dirk's Babe
as Human Xylophone
as Human Xylophone
as Human Xylophone
as Human Xylophone
as Human Xylophone
Critic Reviews for The Dark Backward
All Critics (11) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (6) | DVD (5)
just too off-putting
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.
A seriously weird, seriously cool surreal black comedy.
Strange and hilarious
One word: crap.
Really strange. Really bad
Audience Reviews for The Dark Backward
A spectacularly unfunny comedian finally find success--sort of--when an arm begins growing out of his back. Bizarre, hard-hearted black comedy in the spirit of John Waters. Form follows plot premise: if you can't be funny, you can at least be grotesque enough so people won't be able to look away.
Super Reviewer
A dark comedy for fans of the bizarre.
Super Reviewer
Judd Nelson is Marty, a garbage collector (or sanitation engineer, whichever you prefer) who moonlights as a stand-up comedian. Bill Paxton is a true sleaze-ball of a friend/agent that decides exploiting a third arm that has grown out of Marty's back is a sure shot way to achieving stardom.
The dude has a third arm growing out of his back and that's not even the main part of the plot. This is a truly bizarre movie with Judd Neslon in a role like most have never seen him in. I really hate comparing to other films, but the easiest way to describe it is the dark surrealism of Naked Lunch with the dark humor of The King Of Comedy. If there was ever a film developed solely for a cult audience, it's this one. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes it's a bad thing. I hated this movie the first time seeing it. The next evening, I watched it again.
Super Reviewer
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