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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

50 million people used to watch him on TV. Now he washes their cars.

20035.11h 38m

Overview

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.

Directed by Sam Weisman
Written by David Spade, Fred Wolf
Produced by Adam Sandler, M. Blair Breard, Jack Giarraputo
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $23.8M

Top Cast

David Spade

David Spade

Dickie Roberts

Mary McCormack

Mary McCormack

Grace Finney

Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Sidney Wernick

Craig Bierko

Craig Bierko

George Finney

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano

Cyndi

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

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Scott Terra

Scott Terra

Sam Finney

Jenna Boyd

Jenna Boyd

Sally Finney

John Farley

John Farley

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Michael Buffer

Michael Buffer

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Themes & Keywords

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About Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a comedy film released in 2003 exploring themes of loser, child prodigy, celebrity, hollywood, director, family. Directed by Sam Weisman, it stars David Spade, Mary McCormack, Jon Lovitz. TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.

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