Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

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

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
Emily Harrison	...	Girl
Nancy Pimental	...	Girl (as Nancy M. Pimental)
Alan Blumenfeld	...	Mr. Rollins
Jon Lovitz	...	Sidney Wernick
Sasha Mitchell	...	Angry Driver
Blair Breard	...	Alcoholic Speaker
Tom Arnold	...	Himself
Kathleen Randazzo	...	Counselor (as Kathleen Lambert)
Peggy Mannix	...	Lamaze Group Leader
Danny Bonaduce	...	Himself
Corey Feldman	...	Himself
Dustin Diamond	...	Himself
Rachel Dratch	...	Reiner's Secretary
Rob Reiner	...	Himself
Spencer Garrett	...	Publisher
Hal Sparks	...	Publisher
Rob Elk	...	Biker
Retta	...	Sad Eye Sadie
Ian Gomez	...	Strange Man
Doris Roberts	...	Peggy Roberts
Dick Van Patten	...	Himself
Nicholas Schwerin	...	Young Dickie
Michelle Ruben	...	Ring Girl
Edie McClurg	...	Mrs. Gertrude
John Kirk	...	Passing Man with Camera
Alexander D. Slanger	...	Map Seller (as Alexander Slanger)
Oliver Kindred	...	Bully
Brandon de Paul	...	Bully (as Brandon Michael DePaul)
Evan Lee Dahl	...	Bully
Wyatt Smith	...	Boy in Crowd
Patrick Thomas O'Brien	...	Mr. Gertrude
Colin Ryan	...	Gertrude Kid
Christopher Johnson	...	Boy
Sergei Virovlianski	...	Boy
Jake Chapman	...	Boy
Ambyr Childers	...	Barbie
Valerie Perri	...	Teacher at Microphone (as Valeri Perri-Lipson)
Ashley Edner	...	Heather Bolan
Michael McDonald	...	Maitre D'
Kevin P. Farley	...	Valet (as Kevin Farley)
Miko C. Brando	...	Valet
Mindy Burbano	...	News Correspondent
Jann Carl	...	Herself
Lindsey Dann	...	Reporter
Lisa Joyner	...	Herself
Erin Murphy	...	Brittany
Meghan Faye Gallagher	...	Janice
Willie Aames	...	Himself
Fred Berry	...	Himself
Todd Bridges	...	Himself
Gary Coleman	...	Himself
Jeff Conaway	...	Himself
Tony Dow	...	Himself
Corey Haim	...	Himself
Florence Henderson	...	Herself
Christopher Knight	...	Himself (as Chris Knight)
Barry Livingston	...	Himself
Mike Lookinland	...	Himself
Maureen McCormick	...	Herself
Eddie Mekka	...	Himself
Jeremy Miller	...	Himself
Erin Moran	...	Herself
Haywood Nelson	...	Himself
Jay North	...	Himself
Ron Palillo	...	Himself
Butch Patrick	...	Himself (as Butch Patrick-Lilly)
Jonathan Loughran	...	Himself
Peter Dante	...	Himself
Paul Petersen	...	Himself
Adam Rich	...	Himself
Rodney Allen Rippy	...	Himself
Marion Ross	...	Herself
Ernest Thomas	...	Himself
Charlene Tilton	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jesse James Rutherford	...	5th grade boy
Melissa Sue Anderson	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeff Chase	...	Man in Car (uncredited)
Brendan Fraser	...	Himself (uncredited)
Betsy Hammer	...	Actress / Singer, Vocal Coach" for "Child Stars On Your Television." "Making of Child Stars" DVD credit. (uncredited)
Anne Lockhart	...	Additional character voice (uncredited)
Tricia Munford	...	Tv bride (uncredited)
Shannon Murphy	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Afton Smith	...	Herself (uncredited)
David Soul	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Additional Voices (uncredited)
Barry Williams	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Weisman

Writing credits (WGA)
Fred Wolf		(written by) &
David Spade		(written by)

Produced by
Blair Breard	....	co-producer
Jack Giarraputo	....	producer
Tom McNulty	....	associate producer
Adam Sandler	....	producer
Fred Wolf	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck
Waddy Wachtel

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman

Film Editing by
Roger Bondelli

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Dina Lipton

Art Direction by
Marc Dabe

Set Decoration by
K.C. Fox
David M. Haber

Costume Design by
Lisa Jensen

Makeup Department
Corrina Duran	....	makeup artist
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist
Felicia Linsky	....	makeup artist
Jacklin Masteran	....	hair stylist
Ann Pala	....	makeup department head
Thomas Real	....	hair department head

Production Management
David Witz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Relyea	....	second assistant director
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sharon E. Alshams	....	lead set designer
Matt Callahan	....	buyer
Pam Cartmel	....	art department coordinator
James Clark	....	set dresser: additional photography
Peter Croyle	....	propmaker gangboss
Shannon Curfman	....	lead person (as Shannon Curfman-Dayan)
Matthew D. Egan	....	propmaker gangboss
Gerald Gates Jr.	....	paint foreman
Jill Haber	....	painter
Robert 'Cass' McEntee	....	carpenter
Christopher S. Nushawg	....	set designer
Lars Petersen	....	construction coordinator
Mark Rodriguez	....	set dresser
Michael Sarley	....	storyboard artist
John L. Sullivan	....	propmaker gangboss
Chris Ubick	....	property master
Steven C. Voll	....	general foreman
Heather L. Watson	....	leadman: additional photography
Helen Wilson	....	draper
Craig Zumbroegel	....	propmaker gangboss

Sound Department
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
David Kelson	....	sound mixer
Adam Kopald	....	sound effects editor
Alex Names	....	sound utility
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	dialogue editor
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
John S. Baker	....	special effects director (as John Baker)
Josh Neugass	....	special effects technician
Joshua Pinney	....	special effects supervisor
Bob Riggs	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
David Fogg	....	visual effects
Paul Graff	....	digital compositor
Kyle J. Healey	....	associate visual effects supervisor: in house
Jim Livolsi	....	digital effects producer
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects associate producer (uncredited)

Stunts
John Dixon	....	stunt double
Danny Downey	....	stunt double: David Spade
Nancy Thurston	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Alfred Ainsworth	....	video assist operator
Eric Anderson	....	camera operator
Ben Campbell	....	electrician
Julian Chojnacki	....	camera operator
Brian S. Cooper	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Michael Everett	....	gaffer
Mark Fellman	....	still photographer
Peter Gulla	....	director of photography: second unit
Steven Hiller	....	assistant camera
Andrew B. Horton	....	lighting technician
Ryan Huston	....	electrician
Matt Kennedy	....	camera loader
Charles 'Woody' Lang	....	rigging grip
Lloyd Moriarity	....	key grip
Reggie Newkirk	....	first assistant camera
Richard Turner	....	additional camera operator

Casting Department
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice casting
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting
Wendy O'Brien	....	casting associate
Kathleen Tomasik	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Romeo Pompa	....	costumer
Michelle Sandvig	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Robert W. Hedland	....	additional editor
Martin C. Heselov	....	first assistant editor
Mark Perzely	....	assistant editor
Brett Robinson	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Marc Ellis	....	composer: additional music
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Lee Scott	....	music editor
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Denny Caira	....	transportation coordinator
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Mike Crotty	....	production assistant
J.D. Donaruma	....	assistant: Mr. Sandler (as James 'J.D.' Donaruma)
Marie Elder	....	production accountant
Peter Feldman	....	accounting clerk
Anne Fletcher	....	choreographer
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Kristi Frankenheimer	....	location manager
Karen Garlich	....	second assistant accountant
Efton Geary	....	assistant: Ms. Breard
Josh Geller	....	set production assistant
Marc C. Geschwind	....	photo double-jon lovitz
Steven James Golebiowski	....	production assistant
Sean Gowrie	....	production secretary
Jonathan Guerra	....	set production assistant
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Linda Hoppe	....	assistant: Ms. McCormack
Lindsay Kemp	....	assistant: Mr. Spade
Jennifer Brandon King	....	key assistant location manager
Brenda Kirk	....	production assistant
Alex Kivlen	....	key assistant location manager
Victoria Leskin	....	key assistant location manager
Jonathan Loughran	....	assistant: Mr. Sandler
Suzan Lowitz	....	script supervisor
Talia Lugacy	....	assistant: Mr. Weisman
Sean Madaras	....	assistant: Mr. Giarraputo
Larry Madrid	....	animal trainer
Lynne Martin	....	set production assistant
Tom McNulty	....	script supervisor
Catherine Middleton	....	second assistant accountant
Zack Milan	....	stand-in
Ryan Moorman	....	production assistant
Rick Poyner	....	key assistant location manager
Bobby Ravanshenas	....	assistant to cast
Tammy Sandler	....	unit publicist
Lauren Schaffel	....	adr artist
Mandy Schwartz	....	assistant: Mr. Giarraputo
Billy Smith	....	location manager
Zack Smith	....	office production assistant
Jeff Valeri	....	assistant production coordinator
Ron Cosmo Vecchiarelli	....	production coordinator
Jeanine Wilson	....	first assistant accountant
David Milhous	....	studio team (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Happy Madison Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Spain) (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (France)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Sweden)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers

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:

The crew built an actual treehouse in the back yard of the house used for the exterior scenes of the Finney's home. The real homeowners liked it so much, they requested that the producers to leave it up after filming.

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: This is Nuckin' Futs!

Movie Connections:

References "My Three Sons" (1960)

Soundtrack:

Flagpole Sitta

Entertaining.

If you're a fan of David Spade you might already know what to expect, if you're not, well then David is a comedian a killer sense of humor and razor sharp sarcasm, this is his second movie that created from his skit for SNL.

Synopsis: Dickie never had an ordinary childhood since he always had everything go for him as a famous actor. Things change when he grows up. Now a valet at the restaurant Dickie is in dying need of a great comeback and to do that he has to relive his childhood that he never had first.

What I really like about this movie is despite it full of humor it is also full of reality situation in it. This is the movie that can make you laugh and cry and laugh a bit more, all in all a perfect movie for family.

The cast is pretty good and gives a pretty good acting for a comedy movie. The story has been written brilliantly and not some plan stupid joke that you normally see on family movie. Another good part is a cameo of a real life child-star in this movie, like 20 of them from various show like Brandy Bunch.

All in all, it is a really entertaining heartwarming movie suitable for the cold winner night that you will enjoy watching it with your family.

Recommendation: Yes, Worth A Rental. Also Watch Joe Dirt, if you like this.

Reason To Watch: Very Entertaining Movie Overall.

Reason Not To: A Bit Corny At Times.

Rating: 7/10 (Grade: C)