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 Dark Backward has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of The Dark Backward (1991)
By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 09 Jan 2010
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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 19 Mar 2007
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Review of The Dark Backward (1991)
Review of The Dark Backward (1991)
Review of The Dark Backward (1991)
Review of The Dark Backward (1991)
Review of The Dark Backward (1991)
Review of The Dark Backward (1991)
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The Dark Backward was released in 1991 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 60 reviews, giving The Dark Backward (1991) an average rating of 62%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 74%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 67%.
With a score of 62%, The Dark Backward is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1991 with similar scores include films like Sleeping with the Enemy, Regarding Henry and Doc Hollywood.
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