| The Dark Backward | |
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The Dark Backward theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Adam Rifkin |
| Produced by | Brad Wyman Cassian Elwes |
| Written by | Adam Rifkin |
| Starring | Judd Nelson Bill Paxton Wayne Newton Lara Flynn Boyle James Caan Rob Lowe |
| Music by | Marc David Decker |
| Cinematography | Joey Forsyte |
| Editing by | Peter Schink |
| Distributed by | Greycat Films |
| Release date(s) | July 26, 1991 |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Dark Backward is a 1991 satirical comedy film directed and written by Adam Rifkin.
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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.
The film was released theatrically on July 26, 1991. In March 1992 the film was released on videocassette and laserdisc by RCA/Columbia. The film later went out of print until August 21, 2007 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released a special edition DVD.
The film has served as inspiration for the Dayton, Ohio-based art damage music project of the same name.
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