The Dark Backward
1991 · 101 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 4,147 VOTES · DIR. Adam Rifkin
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,340 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:03 [ Approaching Footsteps ] [ Electrical Feedback ]
00:05:46 Maybe. Hey, that's great!
00:11:06 Land ho!
00:16:22 You know, we gotta go to work in a couple of hours.
00:20:09 "Catch Marty Malt across the street at Syd's.
00:24:22 Do anything you want, you little weasel. I don't care.
00:28:00 So, he says
00:31:36 Did you see how stiff his hair was?
00:35:21 You promised you wouldn't scream.
00:39:36 Marty Malt!
00:43:22 Marty. Marty.
00:47:05 You're starting to make me sick.
00:51:22 I thought I told you guys to drop dead.
00:54:45 Willy, the Three-Armed Wonder Comic.
00:59:12 Right now I sit on Marty's left side.
01:02:25 Is that any way to treat a girl? An arm?
01:05:59 Geez, Marty, you're always screwing things up.
01:11:05 ???? [ Intro ] [ Cheering ]
01:14:57 [ Chattering ]
01:18:59 - [ Bones Creak ] - [ All Groan ]
01:24:40 Well, I got the phone number right here.
01:28:49 It's gone. It's gone.
01:33:07 He said, "But Dirk Delta is a man of his word."
01:39:49 [ Audience Laughing ]
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,340
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:02:03
Final line01:39:49
Production Record
DirectorAdam Rifkin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$28,654
IMDb votes4,147