Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (Widescreen)

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

In the reverse rags-to-riches story of DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR, writer/actor David Spade's string of infectious laughs turn into waves of compassion. Former child star Dickie Roberts (Spade) has wound up working as a valet, dodging insults and lamely making attempts to regain his former glory with the help of his equally down-and-out agent, Sidney Wernick (Jon Lovitz). His buddy, the real-life recovering child star Leif Garrett, tells Dickie about a role in a Rob Reiner film that could revive Dickie's acting career. But Reiner is not convinced Dickie, whose mother and father left him at an early age, knows enough about normal life to nail the role. Dickie shows his commitment to the craft by moving in with a hired surrogate family to replicate the idea of childhood, but does not win points with his new Mom (Mary McCormack) when he introduces her kids to repugnant table manners, irreverent behavior, and foul language. As he absorbs the true meaning of tenderness and family, Dickie finally proves that he has something to offer each one of them. Spade and executive producer Adam Sandler find classic comedy in this retro theme, which includes appearances from former child stars like Danny Bonaduce (Danny in THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY) and Barry Williams (Greg from THE BRADY BUNCH). As with JOE DIRT (2001), Spade also shows a tender side, which is surprising coming from the king of deadpan one-liners and brutal sarcasm.

DVD FEATURES:

• Region 1
  Keep Case
  Widescreen - 1.85
  
• Audio:
  Dolby Digital Stereo - English
  
• Additional Release Material:
  Featurette
  Deleted Scenes
  
• Extended Music Video:
  1. "Child Stars on Your Television"
  
• Audio Commentary:
  1. Sam Weisman - Director
  2. David Spade - Star, Fred Wolf - Screenwriter
  
• Interactive Features:
  Scene Access
  Interactive Features
  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

   

  Sam Weisman

• Star:

   

  Mary McCormack, Craig Bierko, Alyssa Milano, Rob Reiner, David Spade, Leif Garrett, Jon Lovitz

• Producer:

   

  Adam Sandler, Jack Giarruputo

• Screenwriter:

   

  Fred Wolf, David Spade

• Composer:

   

  Christophe Beck, Waddy Wachtel

• Costume Designer:

   

  Lisa Jensen

• Director of Photography:

   

  Thomas Ackerman

• Production Designer:

   

  Dina Lipton

• Cameo:

   

  Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams

• Editor:

   

  Roger Bondelli

• Executive Producer:

   

  Fred Wolf

REVIEW:

• "...DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR is full of sass and sentiment, managing to be both raunchy and sweet-natured..." — Los Angeles Times

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