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.
Directed by Adam Rifkin
garbageman
mutation
accordion
talent agent
stand-up comedian
anti-humor
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Cast
Judd Nelson
Marty Malt
Bill Paxton
Gus
Wayne Newton
Jackie Chrome
Lara Flynn Boyle
Rosarita
James Caan
Dr. Scurvy
Rob Lowe
Dirk Delta
Claudia Christian
Kitty
Billy Bob Thornton
Patron at Sloppy's
Danny Dayton
Syd
Anna Berger
Mrs. Malt
Tom Hodges
Marjorie Zipp
Charles Knapp
Sloppy
Crew
Adam Rifkin
Director
Adam Rifkin
Writer
Brad Wyman
Producer
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Ben Griffin
7.0★ · 02/21/26
A shockingly funny and gross film about a failed standup comic who grows a third arm out of his back…
I’m honestly at a loss for words, this is somehow an extremely nasty film without even being gorey. It’s just kinda sweaty, rubbery, and a tad goopy. I took this film as a “weird” metaphor for “holding yourself back from your dreams”. I recommend checking this out!
A shockingly funny and gross film about a failed standup comic who grows a third arm out of his back…
I’m honestly at a loss for words, this is somehow an extremely nasty film without even being gorey. It’s just kinda sweaty, rubbery, and a tad goopy. I took this film as a “weird” metaphor for “holding yourself back from your dreams”. I recommend checking this out!
me personally if bill paxton fucked my bitch then almost beat me with a bat when i lost my third arm that we needed for our comedy act and then i end up going back to be a garbageman while he goes to hollywood to play the accordion i think id be a little more pissed off
me personally if bill paxton fucked my bitch then almost beat me with a bat when i lost my third arm that we needed for our comedy act and then i end up going back to be a garbageman while he goes to hollywood to play the accordion i think id be a little more pissed off
