Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Sam Weisman

Writers (WGA):

Fred Wolf (written by) &
David Spade (written by)

Release Date:

5 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.

Plot Keywords:

Former Child Star | Little Boy | Actor Shares Last Name With Character | Alcoholics Anonymous | Children

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11

3:00 AM

TBS

Cast

David Spade	...	Dickie Roberts
Mary McCormack	...	Grace Finney
Craig Bierko	...	George Finney
Scott Terra	...	Sam Finney
Jenna Boyd	...	Sally Finney
John Farley	...	Referee
Bobby Slayton	...	Commentator
Michael Buffer	...	Himself
Fred Wolf	...	Dickie's Corner Man
Alyssa Milano	...	Cyndi
Emmanuel Lewis	...	Himself
Joey Diaz	...	Emmanuel's Entourage (as Joey 'Coco' Diaz)
Kevin Grevioux	...	Emmanuel's Entourage
Brian Clark	...	Guy in Car
Leif Garrett	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, language and drug references.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Greece:K-13 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:MG6 | Sweden:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39755) | Singapore:PG | Norway:7 | Spain:7

Filming Locations:

Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School, La Crescenta, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

EASTER EGG: There are 3 easter eggs on the region one DVD - all are outtakes. "Left" button once on first selection of second page on the Special Features menu; "Left" once on the Commentary selection in the Languages menu; and select "Nucking Futs" by hitting "Down" once while cursor on selection above the line in quotation marks.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Dickie is getting into the silver Honda Insight, you can see a crew member holding a "bounce card" reflected in the door as it is closed.

Quotes:

Dickie Roberts: Whoa! You ever have such a bad wipeout you don't even feel it?
[falls]
Sam Finney: That wasn't one of them!

Movie Connections:

References "Leave It to Beaver" (1957)

Soundtrack:

Glimmer Gang Theme Song

The review do not do this film justice

Contrary to the sharp criticism of this film by multiple critics as a poor attempt at comedy with an absurd plot, I found this film to be delightfully humorous with a great moral for everyone to learn. Just like in Joe Dirt, David Spade really gives this film his best effort in such a way that you leave feeling like you've just been given a boost in life with such a great story. I would definitely recommend you see this movie in the theaters. The ending credits are hilarious as well. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star truly combines tatseful comedy with life lessons that audiences of all ages can truly appreciate.