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  • Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
  • Opened September 5, 2003 | Runtime:1 hr. 39 min.
  • PG-13
    crude and sex-related humor, language and drug references
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Not for kids 14 and under. Read More
  • David Spade stars as 35-year-old former child star Dickie Roberts. On the verge of having his celebrity status slip away forever, Roberts decides to tackle an ''everyday guy'' role in order to regain his credibility in the industry. Since he never Read More
  • Cast: David Spade, Mary McCormack, Jon Lovitz, Craig Bierko, Jenna Boyd
  • Director: Sam Weisman
  • Genres: Slapstick, Comedy, Showbiz Comedy

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  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    This sleek and sunny comedy is an all-too-rare example of smart and inventive...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    The rare David Spade movie that won't make you hate yourself in the morning.

  • 60
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Offers a largely satisfying mix of broad slapstick, seriocomic sentimentality...

  • 50
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    The movie has been made with consummate carelessness but with occasional...

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