The Dark Backward
Brief Synopsis
A struggling comedian gains notoriety when a third arm grows out of his back.
Cast & Crew
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Adam Rifkin
Director
Bill Paxton
Rob Lowe
Marc David Decker
James Caan
Claudia Christian
Film Details
Also Known As
Dark Backward
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Synopsis
A struggling comedian gains notoriety when a third arm grows out of his back.
Director
Adam Rifkin
Director
Cast
Bill Paxton
Rob Lowe
Marc David Decker
James Caan
Claudia Christian
Libby White-cooper
Milicia Kastner
Cindy Sorenson
Lydell M Cheshier
Adam Rifkin
Danny Dayton
Arturo Gil
Charles Knapp
John Hayden
Tom Hodges
Lara Flynn Boyle
Clifford Streit
Judd Nelson
Landon Godfrey
King Moody
Scott Goldman
Wayne Newton
Elizabeth Sokol
Jason Logan
Charles Winkler
Anna Berger
Gary Vonderlinden
Tanya Banks
Debra Perkins
Laurianne Jameson
Carrie Lynn
Anthony Markes
Theodocia Goodrich
Tony Cox
Steven Freiman
Lead Person
Ingrid Rifkin
Richard Morrison
Robert Gannaway
Steve Bing
Crew
Lesley Aitken
Wardrobe Assistant
Marc Alexandre
Carpenter
Aram Allen
Construction Coordinator
Margaux Andersen
Makeup
Paul Aronoff
Foley
Mark Barenholtz
Acknowledgment
Brian Belknap
Other
Mitchell Bergman
Transportation Coordinator
Sheryl Berkoff-lowe
Makeup
Sheryl Berkoff-lowe
Hair
Teresa Binder
Wardrobe Assistant
Brad Blake
Foley
John Blake
Visual Effects
Stephanie Blakemore
Best Boy
Joe Boemecke
Music
Valerie Breiman
Acknowledgment
Anderson Broussard
Electrician
Lucy Anne Buffett
Associate Producer
Lucy Anne Buffett
Production Coordinator
Noah Burke
Props Assistant
Elisar Cabrera
Production Assistant
Jeffrey Capp
Production Assistant
Huck Caton
Boom Operator
Stanton Chaney
On-Set Dresser
Brian Clarke
Art Department
Carol Ann Coates
Other
Celeste Contois
Other
David Creigh
Acknowledgment
Adele Daniller
Casting Associate
Lawrence N Dasilva
Finance Manager
Mary Jo Devenney
Sound Mixer
Ronald J. Diamond
Coproducer
Ronald J. Diamond
Unit Production Manager
Michael Donahue
Assistant Editor
Miles Dougal
Other
Shannon Dye
Other
Chris Edmonds
Assistant Director
Cassian Elwes
Producer
Daniel Espinoza
Carpenter
Larry Estes
Acknowledgment
Robert Falls
On-Set Dresser
Jerome Fauci
Steadicam Operator
Mark Fifer
Location Manager
Amanda Flick
Art Department
Joey Forsyte
Director Of Photography
Robert Freed
On-Set Dresser
Jeff Freitas
Driver
Kelcey Fry
Makeup
Juan M Garcia
Best Boy Grip
Karen Gaunty
Acknowledgment
Loren Gitthens
Other
Julia Gray
Assistant Editor
Patrick M Griffith
Sound Editor
Wendy Guidery
Art Director
Matthew Haynes
Carpenter
Paul Holman
On-Set Dresser
Kevin Gunter Hudson
Visual Effects
Dean Jackson
Grip
Katie James
Assistant Director
David Jenkins
Music Producer
J. Stanley Johnston
Other
Scott Johnston
Dolly Grip
Scott Johnston
Key Grip
William B Johnston
Other
Carol H Jones
Animator
Ken Kamins
Acknowledgment
Dillon Kastner
Production Assistant
Elliott Kastner
Acknowledgment
John D Kelly
Production Assistant
Rachel S Kligerman
Titles
Dan Kneece
Steadicam Operator
William Koski
Electrician
John Landis
Acknowledgment
Lisa Lange
Associate Producer
Gerry Lentz
Sound
Gerry Lentz
Adr Editor
Lee Lighting Ltd
Lighting
Kathy Lubinsky
Script Supervisor
Alicia Lunes
Wardrobe
Anthony Markes
Casting
Paul Vik Marshall
Boom Operator
Glenn Mason
Production Assistant
Sam Mccutchen
Driver
David Mckelvy
Advisor
Charles Mehling
On-Set Dresser
Dean Minnerly
Foley Artist
Kenny Minster
Carpenter
Rob Muchnicki
Foley Artist
John Nadeau
Electrician
Nicole Nathanson
Casting Associate
Bradley James Norlander
Scenic Artist
Jeffrey Paul Norlander
Scenic Artist
Robert O'haver
Apprentice
Gerry O'malley
Assistant Camera Operator
Jeffrey A. Okun
Visual Effects Designer
Heather Page
Assistant Camera Operator
Gary Pawlowski
Art Department
Lesa-ann Pedriana
Photography
Lesa-ann Pedriana
Makeup
Brian Penikas
Animator
Derrick Perkins
Sound Design
Ken S Polk
Sound
Greg Polutanovich
Art Department
Jill Pontiff
Apprentice
Dan Povenmire
Storyboard Artist
Dan Povenmire
Other
James Pyper
Other
Denny Ray
Camera Assistant
Chris Reeves
Dialogue Editor
Adam Rifkin
Screenplay
Adam Rifkin
Acknowledgment
Wendy Ripley
Other
David Rotman
Wardrobe
Be Rozzo
On-Set Dresser
Laurie Russman
Craft Service
Paul J. Salamoff
Other
Ann C Salzer
Assistant Director
Scott Sanders
Adr
Sandy Sanocki-johnson
Assistant
Brett Santucci
Grip
Peter Schink
Editor
Roger Schweitzer
Video Playback
James Sheridan
Negative Cutting
David Silverman
Other
King Solomon
Animator
David Spell
Assistant
Marion Spiegelman
Acknowledgment
Bill Stevens
Production Assistant
Fred Stringer
Other
Robin Strober
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bill Sturgeon
Other
Nina Sussman
Makeup
James H Sweeney
Electrician
Bill Talmadge
Executive Producer
Betty Wyman Taylor
Acknowledgment
John F Teeple
Driver
Newton Termeer
Gaffer
Randolf L. Turrow
Executive Producer
David Valhalla
Lighting
Jesse Whitefeather Vare
Assistant
Art Vargas
Acknowledgment
Gary Vonderlinden
Other
Dara Lauren Waxman
Carpenter
Marion Weidner
Titles
J Wesley
Grip
Taylor White
Other
Benjamin Whitehouse
Production Accountant
Sherman Williams
Production Designer
W Wythe Williams
Production Assistant
John Willis
Electrician
Chuck Winston
Color Timer
Nacho Woolfolk
Grip
Kurt Woolner
Acknowledgment
Andrew Workman
Other
Tim Worman
Scenic Artist
Brad Wyman
Producer
Melba Yale
Other
Peter Yanovitch
Negative Cutting
Robert Yeoman
Camera Operator
Chet Zar
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Dark Backward
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 9, 1991
Released in United States May 1991
Released in United States November 22, 1991
Released in United States on Video March 11, 1992
Released in United States Summer July 26, 1991
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.
Shown at Santa Barbara Film Festival March 9, 1991.
Originally distributed in USA by Greycat Films.
Began shooting August 14, 1990.
Completed shooting September 16, 1990.
Released in United States March 9, 1991 (Shown at Santa Barbara Film Festival March 9, 1991.)
Released in United States on Video March 11, 1992
Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)
Released in United States Summer July 26, 1991
Released in United States November 22, 1991 (Los Angeles)
