The Dark Backward

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Cast

Judd Nelson
as Marty

Bill Paxton
as Gus

Wayne Newton
as Jackie Chrome

Lara Flynn Boyle
as Rosarita

James Caan
as Dr. Scurvy

Rob Lowe
as Dirk

King Moody
as Twinkee Doodle

Claudia Christian
as Kitty

John Patrick Hayden
as Human Xylophone

Danny Dayton
as Syd

Carrie Lynn
as Nicolette

Anna Berger
as Mrs. Malt

Lydell M. Cheshier
as Dexter

Tom Hodges
as Marjorie Zipp

Theodocia Goodrich
as Mrs. Bielfuss

Laurianne Jameson
as Shirley

Debra Perkins
as Pickles

Charles Knapp
as Sloppy

Clifford Streit
as Raoul

Richard Morrison
as Elvis

Charles Winkler
as Dirk Delta's Assistant

Landon Godfrey
as Unfamiliar Waitress

Gary Vonderlinden
as Joey

Robert Gannaway
as Denny Ginkle

Marc David Decker
as Barber

Scott Goldman
as Mouseman

Adam Rifkin
as Rufus Bing

Ingrid Rifkin
as Cigarette Girl

Elizabeth Sokol
as Lady Wrapped in Gauze

Steve Bing
as Basketball Player

Tony Markes
as Muscle Man

Jason Logan
as Man Behind Counter

Milicia Kastner
as Dirk's Babe

Libby White-Cooper
as Dirk's Babe

Tony Cox
as Human Xylophone

Tanya Banks
as Human Xylophone

Cindy Sorenson
as Human Xylophone

Arturo Gil
as Human Xylophone

John Hayden
as Human Xylophone

Marc Decker
as Barber

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Critic Reviews for The Dark Backward

Audience Reviews for The Dark Backward

• Jan 21, 2010

  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.
  Greg S Super Reviewer
• Feb 14, 2009

  Adam Rifkin's odd story of a garbageman/horrible stand up comedian who grows a third arm out of his back. The world created in this movie is so scummy that it'll make you feel like taking a shower.
  Shane D Super Reviewer
• Jul 16, 2008

  A dark comedy for fans of the bizarre.
  Anthony V Super Reviewer
• Apr 17, 2008

  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. <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view¤t=darkbackward2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/darkbackward2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
  El Hombre I Super Reviewer

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