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A Balasaur Score of 44 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 22%, Metacritic 36/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,280 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday loser.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes22%
Metacritic36/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
211 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam WeismanDirector
- Fred WolfScreenplay
- David SpadeScreenplay
- Christophe BeckOriginal Music Composer
- Waddy WachtelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David SpadeDickie Roberts
- Mary McCormackGrace Finney
- Jon LovitzSidney Wernick
- Craig BierkoGeorge Finney
- Alyssa MilanoCyndi
- Rob ReinerSelf
- Scott TerraSam Finney
- Jenna BoydSally Finney
- John FarleyReferee
- Michael BufferSelf
- Spencer GarrettPublisher
- Rachel DratchReiner's Secretary
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Themes
loserchild prodigycelebrityhollywooddirectorfamilyauditionformer child starhas been