Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Theatrical - Wide 2003-09-05

Cast David Spade Craig Bierko Jenna Boyd Jon Lovitz Mary McCormack Alyssa Milano Doris Roberts Sascha Knopft Edie McClurg
Directed by Sam Weisman
Written by Fred Wolf David Spade

Genres: Comedy

JoBlo's Rating

4/10

Synopsis

Realizing that he has to reignite his career at 35, former child star Dickie Roberts (Spade) sets his sights on a comeback role as an “everyday guy”, but realizing that he never had an “everyday life”, he decides to hire a... See more family, complete with parents and siblings, to recreate a “normal life”, so he can feel what that’s like, in preparation for his role.

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