Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Name: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 5, 2003
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Alyssa Milano, David Spade, Mary McCormack

2003

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: September 5, 2003 | PG-13

Starring: Alyssa Milano, David Spade, Mary McCormack

Summary: Dickie Roberts (Spade) is a 35-year old former child star. Now an out-of-work actor turned parking valet, Dickie is desperate to audition for a great role that could revitalize his career, but the part requires him to play a "normal" guy. Problem is, Dickie is anything but normal. He decides to hire a family to adopt him so he can reliveDickie Roberts (Spade) is a 35-year old former child star. Now an out-of-work actor turned parking valet, Dickie is desperate to audition for a great role that could revitalize his career, but the part requires him to play a "normal" guy. Problem is, Dickie is anything but normal. He decides to hire a family to adopt him so he can relive his childhood and, in essence, grow up from scratch. (Paramount)… Expand

Director: Sam Weisman

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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Kevin Thomas

This sleek and sunny comedy is an all-too-rare example of smart and inventive Hollywood filmmaking. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Offers a largely satisfying mix of broad slapstick, seriocomic sentimentality and mostly amusing satirical thrusts at easy targets. Read full review

Peter Travers

Spade goes sweet and gooey. This is nucking futs. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

The film is intermittently funny and strangely intermittent. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Generally succeeds -- in hit-and-miss fashion -- at bridging the gap between unlikable jerk and misunderstood good guy, though it's still something of a leap to leading-man territory. Read full review

Stephen Cole

Isn't so much a movie as a 90-minute Trivial Pursuit contest to name bit players from TV's distant past. Read full review

Steve Davis

The best bit, however, is not even in the movie, but in the film’s end credits: an expletive-filled parody of We Are the World in which a host of has-beens croon about their halcyon days as child stars. Read full review

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Sosmooth1982

Dec 18, 2022

I bought this movie on a whim. It turned out to be one of the best and funniest movies I have ever seen. I highly recommend seeing it at least once. You won't be disappointed.

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Andrew

Jun 25, 2006

It was funny, entertaining, and still had a moral at the end... Thats what a good comedy should be.

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TheQuietGamer

Mar 20, 2012

A good movie in the end do to it's morals it teaches, but not the best comedy, granted it's funny during most parts but some scenes feel unnecessary and unfunny, the most funny scenes are when he's being crude and vulgar, and the unfunny ones when he's not, which unfortunately most of theA good movie in the end do to it's morals it teaches, but not the best comedy, granted it's funny during most parts but some scenes feel unnecessary and unfunny, the most funny scenes are when he's being crude and vulgar, and the unfunny ones when he's not, which unfortunately most of the time he's not, but the heartfelt moments (while predictable) make this worth the watch because they teach you something, and the song at the end credits is hilarious, honestly it's not the best movie but manages to provide a good lesson and some genuine laughs out there, all in all if you like Happy Madison's other movies you'll probably like this, just don't expect greatness.… Expand

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ArkonBlade

Aug 28, 2010

mildley funny but extremley predictable . the cameo apperiances by the former child stars felt more sad then any thing . spade does a so-so job carrying the film . all in all its some thing you would wach on tv or HBO. nothing much more then that,

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