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Release Date:
July 26, 1991
Original Title:
The Dark Backward
Alternate Titles:
The Man with Three Arms
Genres:
Comedy
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: R 18+ GB: 15 US: R
Runtime: 101
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.
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Art Direction:
Wendy Guidery
Costume Design:
Alexandria Forster
Director:
Adam Rifkin
Director of Photography:
Joey Forsyte
Editor:
Peter Schink
Executive Producer:
William Talmadge
Randolf Turrow
Music:
Marc David Decker
Producer:
Brad Wyman
Cassian Elwes
Production Design:
Sherman Williams
Production Executive:
William Martens
Writer:
Adam Rifkin
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