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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) -- A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) -- A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   6,134 votes
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Director:
Sam Weisman
Writers (WGA):
Fred Wolf (written by) &
David Spade (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 September 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
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User Comments:
I loved this movie! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star (USA) (promotional title)
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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 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Dickie is not wearing his gloves while he is making fun of Sam's bullies. It is not until several minutes later in the movie that Gracy Finney convinces him to get rid of his gloves permanently. more
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!
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Movie Connections:
References "Eight Is Enough" (1977) more
Soundtrack:
Bottle Bump more

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
I loved this movie!, 6 September 2003
10/10
Author: nccgirl from IL

I saw this movie last night and really enjoyed it! I laughed out loud many times and the story was really sweet. David Spade is hilarious in this movie and really made it work. Go see it! Oh, and the final song with former child stars will leave you laughing long after you leave the theater!

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