A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
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- (as Joey 'Coco' Diaz)
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- TriviaSally's "Brick wall, waterfall" routine was something Jenna Boyd was doing on the set between takes. The filmmakers liked it and worked it into the script twice.
- GoofsGrace Finney gets mad at Dickie for saying "crap" at the dinner table, yet minutes later she is fine with Sally saying that the tree house is "old and crappy".
- Quotes
Sally Finney: Brick wall, waterfall, Dickie thinks he got it all but he don't, and I do so Boom with that attitude. Peace punch, Capt'n Crunch, I've got something you can't touch. Bang-bang choo-choo train, wind me up I do my thing. No Reeses Pieces, 7-Up, you mess with me, I'll mess you up.
- Crazy creditsAbout 30 former child stars sing "Child Stars On Your Television" a la "We Are The World".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Reel Comedy: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
- SoundtracksTrue Hollywood Story
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"Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" follows a thirty-something-year-old Dickie Roberts (a former child star) as he tries to get back into the acting business. This leads to an audition for a movie that Dickie thinks will bring him back to the people, and have people love him again. However, the director (Rob Reiner) believes that Dickie would have to live his entire childhood to get the part right, which leads Dickie to hire a family.
"Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" is not one of those movies that someone has high hopes for, and it isn't. Sure, David Spade brings out the sarcastic side of Dickie, but I don't think he had the ability to act out the more emotional parts, like when his character talks about being a mess of a human being. His voice is also way too dull, flat, boring and much too sarcastic to actually give an emotional performance.
Then, there are the jokes. Some are funny, others aren't, and this is when I start to doubt the sense of humour in the actors. Jokes are key to comedies, and "Dickie Roberts" didn't really hit it home with theirs.
I expected so much more laughs from this movie, but for what it gave me - 4/10.
"Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" is not one of those movies that someone has high hopes for, and it isn't. Sure, David Spade brings out the sarcastic side of Dickie, but I don't think he had the ability to act out the more emotional parts, like when his character talks about being a mess of a human being. His voice is also way too dull, flat, boring and much too sarcastic to actually give an emotional performance.
Then, there are the jokes. Some are funny, others aren't, and this is when I start to doubt the sense of humour in the actors. Jokes are key to comedies, and "Dickie Roberts" didn't really hit it home with theirs.
I expected so much more laughs from this movie, but for what it gave me - 4/10.
- taurus42791
- Oct 18, 2004
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Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,738,671
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,660,540
- Sep 7, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $23,769,505
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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