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Dickie Roberts: Former child star - David Spade, Craig Bierko, Jenna Boyd, Sam Weisman
Threat advisory: Low - Low risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
50 million people use to watch him on TV. Now he washes their cars.
Back in the 70s, little Dickie Roberts could do no wrong. The beloved child star of the hugely popular TV sitcom The Glimmer Gang was adored by millions of viewers who were captivated by his quirky charm. And then he turned six.
Suddenly the ratings slipped, his show was cancelled and the Dickie Roberts phenomenon ended for everyone - except for Dickie Roberts. Desperate to rise from the obscurity he plunged into after puberty, Dickie (David Spade), now a 35-year-old parking valet, is willing to do anything - from celebrity boxing matches to cosmetic surgery - in order to get his career back on track.
Convinced his star will rise again if only he can ace an audition for director Rob Reiner (portraying himself), Dickie is stunned when Reiner explains to him that because of his former life in the spotlight, he missed out on his childhood, and now isn't "normal" enough for the part.
Can someone who has missed out on a normal upbringing simply "reboot" himself like a human computer? Dickie Roberts is about to find out, once he puts his plan - Operation Redo Childhood - into full swing.
Persons of interest
- David Spade .... Dickie Roberts
- Craig Bierko .... George
- Jenna Boyd .... Sally Tracy
- Ambyr Childers .... Barbie
- Ashley Edner .... Heather Bolan
- Jon Lovitz .... Sidney
- Mary McCormack .... Grace
- Alyssa Milano .... Cyndi
- Erin Murphy .... Brittany
- Doris Roberts .... Peggy
- Danny Bonaduce .... Himself
- Dustin Diamond .... Himself
- Corey Feldman .... Himself
- Leif Garrett .... Himself
- Emmanuel Lewis .... Himself
- Rob Reiner .... Himself
- David Spade .... Screenwriter
- Fred Wolf .... Screenwriter
- Sam Weisman .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Dickie Roberts: former child star official movie site
- Dickie Roberts: Former child star QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2004: Nominated: Worst film
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Dickie Roberts: Former child star is worth watching only to see what happened to the actual former child stars who populate this wacky comedy.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
- Disc: Single side, dual layer
- Languages: English, French
- Picture: Widescreen (1.85:1/16:9 enhanced)
- Special features:
- Commentaries:
- Sam Weisman
- David Spade and Fred Wolf
- Deleted scenes
- Documentaries:
- Journey through Timeline
- The textures of Timeline
- Featurettes:
- Reel Comedy: Dickie Roberts
- The true Hollywood story
- Pencil Dickie: Writing the story
- Behind Child stars on your television
- Trailers: Theatrical
- Subtitles: English
Security censorship classification
M (Low level coarse language, sexual references, drug references)
Surveillance time
115 minutes (1:55 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 19 February 2004
DVD rental: 12 August 2004
VHS rental: 12 August 2004
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