Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

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 | Actor | Children | Alcoholics Anonymous | Actor Shares Last Name With Character

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

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:

This movie is about a washed up child star, trying to revive his career. It features Emmanuel Lewis, Maureen McCormick, Danny Bonaduce, Dustin Diamond, Barry Williams, Corey Feldman, Butch Patrick, Erin Moran, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Adam Rich, Jeremy Miller, Leif Garrett, Ernest Thomas, Tony Dow, Haywood Nelson, Corey Haim, Barry Livingston, Todd Bridges, Fred Berry, Gary Coleman, and Alyssa Milano, all former child actors. Two on-screen mothers of child actors are also featured: Marion Ross and Florence Henderson.

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:

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 Captain Crunch. I've got something you can't touch. Bang- Bang choo-choo train. Wind me up I do my thing. Reeses Pieces, 7-Up. You mess with me, I'll mess you up.

Movie Connections:

References The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Soundtrack:

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)

very funny. not as immature as you may think

ok maybe it is but for some reason this movie clicked with me. david spade finally did something decent since his great movies with chris farley. i thought the mom in it was great and the lovely and quite funny alyssa milano was just great. i recommend it. i think its ok for kids too.