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In the 1970's, Dickie Roberts held the keys to success as a child star with a hit TV series. Now the only keys Dickie holds are the ones that start the customer's cars that he parks as a valet attendant for a Hollywood restaurant. Desparate to revive his acting career, Dickie tries to audition for a role in Rob Reiner's new movie but the director doesn't believe Dickie is normal enough to play the part. Determined to get the role, Dickie hires a "typical" family to give him the real-life upbringing he never had. But once Dickie moves in, the family's life becomes anything but normal as Dickie unleashes his wild inner child...and learns in the process some unforgettable lessons about fame, fortune and family values. Co-starring Mary McCormack, Jon Lovitz, Alyssa Milano and many former child stars including Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams and Leif Garett.

2003 · 1h 38m
  • 22%
  • 14+
Director Sam Weisman

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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Comedy

In the 1970's, Dickie Roberts held the keys to success as a child star with a hit TV series. Now the only keys Dickie holds are the ones that start the customer's cars that he parks as a valet attendant for a Hollywood restaurant. Desparate to revive his acting career, Dickie tries to audition for a role in Rob Reiner's new movie but the director doesn't believe Dickie is normal enough to play the part. Determined to get the role, Dickie hires a "typical" family to give him the real-life upbringing he never had. But once Dickie moves in, the family's life becomes anything but normal as Dickie unleashes his wild inner child...and learns in the process some unforgettable lessons about fame, fortune and family values. Co-starring Mary McCormack, Jon Lovitz, Alyssa Milano and many former child stars including Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams and Leif Garett.

COMMON SENSE

Not at all funny David Spade movie.

TOMATOMETER
Average 4.7
Reviews 118
Fresh 26
Rotten 92

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
2003
Run Time
1 hr 38 min
Rated
PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, language and drug references.
Content Advisories
Language, Suggestive Dialogue, Violence
Region of Origin
United States
© 2003 Paramount Pictures

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Arabic (Saudi Arabia) , Bulgarian (Bulgaria) , Cantonese, Traditional , Chinese, Traditional , Czech (Czechia) , Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , Hebrew , Norwegian (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish (Sweden) , Thai (Thailand) , Turkish (Türkiye)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.