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Adam Rifkin (writer)
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It's the world inside out.
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A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion...
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Freak
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Black Comedy
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Adam Rifkin
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Bizarre, yet oddly compelling...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Judd Nelson | ... | Marty Malt |
 | Bill Paxton | ... | Gus |
 | Wayne Newton | ... | Jackie Chrome |
 | Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Rosarita |
 | James Caan | ... | Doctor Scurvy |
 | Rob Lowe | ... | Dirk Delta |
 | King Moody | ... | Twinkee Doodle |
 | Claudia Christian | ... | Kitty |
| Danny Dayton | ... | Syd |
| Carrie Lynn | ... | Nicolette |
| Anna Berger | ... | Mrs. Malt |
| Lydell M. Cheshier | ... | Dexter |
| Tom Hodges | ... | Marjorie Zipp |
| Theodocia Goodrich | ... | Mrs. Bielfuss |
| Laurianne Jameson | ... | Shirley |
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The Man with Three Arms (UK)
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Referenced in Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
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Wow, what can you say about a movie that features necrophilia (implied), 3 600+ pound women in lingerie, everything covered with a layer of dirt, slime, goo, etc., and Wayne Newton??
This movie is definately not going to appeal to everyone. In fact, when I pop this baby into the VCR for my friends, it's about a 50/50 split on love/hate. I mainly got it becuase the makeup effects were done by Tony Gardner.
Admittedly, there are a few places the movie drags no, but overall I enjoyed this movie about a garbageman by day, a terribly unfunny comedian by night, who grows a third arm (on his back no less). Bill Paxton is great as his trashy/opportunistic buddy and the scene of him in bed with 3 extremely large womn in lingerie....has to be seen to be believed...
Another of those in my video collection that I'm careful about showing to friends...that whole love/hate thing and all...