The Dark Backward
It's the world inside out.
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 third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
- Year: 1991
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Comedy
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- Keyword: garbageman , mutation, accordion, talent agent, stand-up comedian, anti-humor
- Director: Adam Rifkin
- Cast: Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton, Lara Flynn Boyle, James Caan, Rob Lowe