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Acting

Brian Backer

Career

Active from 1981 to 1999, with a break from 1986 to 1998, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brian Backer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Politics
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    12
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    1 title · average score 55
    Vamps
    Vamps (2012)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Middle-Aged Guy / Dentist

    2000s

    1 title · average score 40
    Loser
    Loser (2000)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Doctor

    1990s

    2 titles · average score 39
    A Clown in Babylon
    A Clown in Babylon (1999)

    as Blake

    Steel and Lace
    Steel and Lace (1991)
    GoodWatch score 39

    as Norman

    1980s

    8 titles · average score 56
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Eugene

    Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
    Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
    GoodWatch score 31

    as Arnie

    The Money Pit
    The Money Pit (1986)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Ethan

    Moving Violations
    Moving Violations (1985)
    GoodWatch score 32

    as Scott Greeber

    Charles in Charge
    Charles in Charge (1984)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Leonard Burley

    Talk to Me
    Talk to Me (1984)

    as Salesman

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Mark "Rat" Ratner

    The Burning
    The Burning (1981)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Alfred