Bob Roberts (1992)
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Critic Consensus: Behind and in front of the camera, Tim Robbins delivers a landslide comedic victory with Bob Roberts -- a shrewdly crackling lampoon of modern politics.
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Cast
as Bob Roberts
as Bugs Raplin
as Chet MacGregor
as Delores Perrigrew
as Terry Manchester
as Franklin Dockett
as Clark Anderson
as Bart Macklerooney
as Sen. Brickley Paiste
as `Cutting Edge' Host
as News Anchor Chuck Marin
as Lukas Hart, III
as Reporter Rose Pondell
as News Anchor Dan Riley
as News Anchor Tawna Titan
as News Anchor Chip Daley
as Terry Manchester
as Roger
as Calvin
as Burt
as Rita the Obsessive Fan
as Bif the Patriot
as News Anchor Carol Cruise
as Dr. Caleb Menck
as Polly Roberts
as Child in Hosptial
as Bus Driver
as Kelly Noble
as Robert Roberts Sr.
as Constance Roberts
as School Teacher
as Clarissa Flan
as The Mayor's Wife
as Debate Moderator
as Miss Philadelphia
as Penn State Protester
as Penn State Protester
as Reporter Rock Bork
as Reverend Best
as Choir Soloist
as Stunts #2
as Organ Player
as Producer Michael Janes, `Cutting Edge Live'
as Carol, `Cutting Edge Live'
as Director, `Cutting Edge Live'
as Head Writer, `Cutting Edge Live'
as Uzi Kornhauser, `Cutting Edge Live'
as Kala Kornhauser, `Cutting Edge Live'
as Reporter Ernesto Galleano
as Police Spokesman
as Reporter
as Policeman
as Nurse
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Singing Vigilante
as Vigilante
as Vigilante
as Vigilante
as Vigilante
as Vigilante
as Candle Seller
as Religious Zealot
as Liberal
as Bug's Attorney Mack Laflin
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Senator Haydn
as Chairman
as DC Reporter
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
as Bob Roberts's Dancer
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Critic Reviews for Bob Roberts
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)
Like a relentlessly charismatic political candidate offering the moon, stars and a viable health-care plan, ''Bob Roberts'' promises much but ultimately fails to deliver.
Whether we find Our Bob appealing or anathema, it is a measure of Robbins' exceptional success that no one can doubt how seductive a candidate like this would be in an election near you.
After a summer in Hollywood fantasyland, at last we have an American movie that rattles our cage-and pokes a sharp spear into the body politic. Now that's entertainment.
The first 30 minutes of Bob Roberts are the best, with the conceit still fresh, but the last are unbelievable: where did all the fun go?
Bob Roberts is a shrewdly drawn portrait of the unsettling intersection of entertainment, business, and politics.
This nose-thumbing mock documentary is so prescient, so astonishingly up-to-the-minute, it creates the eerie effect of having been ripped from tomorrow's headlines.
Audience Reviews for Bob Roberts
Gets a bit too peachy at times, but overall the political commentary and satire play well (arguably even more so now than in '92).
Super Reviewer
Bob Roberts is a hilarious political satire mockumentary, relating the events of a fictional senatorial campaign. Despite coming out in 1992, many of the issues it brings up are surprisingly timely (occurring in the midst of the Gulf War), it has a lot of interesting (if not unfamiliar) things to say on our political system. The film's politics are driven by liberal-cliches, but it's done in a smart way that mocks the overall system rather than one party, and does so with some poignant thoughts from the great Gore Vidal (who also stars in the film). By far the best things about the film is the unbelievable cast filled with cameos from the top actors of the 90s (James Spader, John Cusack, etc), but also a number of laugh out loud lines such as: "Don't smoke crack. It's a ghetto drug." "I could use a strong finisher myself sometimes "
Super Reviewer
I hate these boring political dramas that try to be slightly satirical, as if that's going to entertain people. Politics is so boring, and this movie doesn't do anything (except maybe adding Rickman as eye candy) to make the audience interested in it. It's not one of the worst movies out there, but I really didn't care for it.
Super Reviewer
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