Dickie Roberts: Child star
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dickie Roberts: Child star |
| Original title | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sam Weisman |
| script |
Fred Wolf David Spare |
| production |
Jack Giarraputo Adam Sandler |
| music |
Christophe Beck Waddy Wachtel |
| camera | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| cut | Roger Bondelli |
| occupation | |
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Dickie Roberts: Kinderstar (Original title: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star ) is an American comedy directed by Sam Weisman from 2003 . The first screening took place on September 3, 2003 in American cinemas, in Germany the film was only released on July 29, 2004.
action
Dickie Roberts is a former child star aged 35. His mother left him as a child after he discontinued his television series, his father even earlier. His fame is only enough to get beaten up at celebrity boxing and become a parker. His girlfriend Cindy leaves him when his car goes up in flames. Dickie wants to star in Rob Reiner's new film to make a comeback. Because of his abnormal behavior, he doesn't get a role. With the advance payment for his autobiography, he wants to rent a room with a family to find out what a normal childhood is. George, who has withdrawn to his role as breadwinner, rents him a place as a child for $ 20,000.
George's wife Grace and his children Sam and Sally reject Dickie and push him into the tree house. When Dickie turns the tree house into a disco, he begins to find access to the children. He teaches Sally to dance and helps Sam by driving away several schoolyard thugs. When he ruthlessly defends Grace against attacks by the neighbor and supports her application as an interior designer, she wants him out of the house. Dickie realizes that he wanted to bring his mother back by making a comeback. When the family dog hauls in the neighbors' rabbit dead, Grace realizes she needs Dickie's help. He styles the dead animal and puts it back in its cage. The neighbors are fleeing the house because they buried it two days before. Grace is now ready to show Dickie how to live as a normal person.
Dickie is again not very successful in children's games. Grace fails to explain the script to him, in which the main character has to choose between material wealth and closeness to his beloved. Cindy wants to return to Dickie and George rents out the study to her. But Dickie is more interested in his family than Cindy. As a surrogate father, he helps Sam woo the new neighbor's daughter. Dickie is offered the role after his agent donates a kidney for it. He doesn't want to leave his family for six months and cancels the role at short notice. Cindy and George ran away with his money. Dickie produces a sitcom about his own life and marries Grace.
Cameo appearances
Dickie Roberts: Child star is peppered with many cameo appearances by well-known people, including many former child stars and teen idols: Leif Garrett , Doris Roberts , Emmanuel Lewis , Tom Arnold , Barry Williams , Danny Bonaduce , Corey Feldman , Brendan Fraser , Dick Van Patten , Sasha Mitchell , Dustin Diamond , Florence Henderson , Rachel Dratch , Butch Patrick , Gary Coleman , Maureen McCormick , Todd Bridges , Christopher Knight , Michael Buffer , Corey Haim , Fred Berry , Peter Dante , Jeff Conaway , Erin Moran , Jay North , Jonathan Loughran , Tony Dow , Barry Livingston , Adam Rich , Eddie Mekka , Ron Palillo , Jeremy Miller , Haywood Nelson , Rob Reiner , Rodney Allen Rippy , Marion Ross , Ernest Lee Thomas , Charlene Tilton , Jay Leno , David Soul and the band Aerosmith each took on short roles Appearances in the film.
criticism
The lexicon of international films describes the film as a “ solidly played comedy with many guest appearances by former child stars, which is pleasantly entertaining, but ultimately sits between stools: It is too grown up for children, too morally pissed off for adults. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dickie Roberts: Child Star in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on April 28, 2009
Web links
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official site for the film (English)