Review of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) by Paul C — 17 Jun 2007

Again, just not as funny as I thought it would be.

This review of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) was written by Paul C on 17 Jun 2007.

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 06 Jan 2013

The best thing about star and co-writer David Spade's Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star is the end-title sequence, a big, sassy sing-along…

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By Ms Amanda J (191) on 20 Feb 2011

I saw this movie a very long time ago but I can remember laughing mainly about all the child-stars from the 80's making their appearance…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 09 May 2012

A film that accurately depicts the difficulties of child stars, and an attempt to be normal afterwoods…

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By Sv G (510) on 28 Feb 2011

Silly but fun and typical David Spade fair…

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By Zahran Z (82) on 23 Apr 2012

Spade has found his stride in Dickie Roberts! Great cameos and guest appearnces…

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By Zack B (668) on 01 Sep 2010

One of my true guilty pleasures. David Spade, as usual, is crude and hilarious. But this film is also surprisingly touching…

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By Jake D (621) on 22 Sep 2010

It's funny jsut enough to be passable. The actings not great, but the jokes are pretty good…

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By Carol H (660) on 20 Jul 2013

Has a lot of heart but not a lot of laughs. Smiles, not laughs…

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By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 23 Aug 2015

The best bit, however, is not even in the movie, but in the film’s end credits: an expletive-filled parody of We Are the World in which…

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By David C (2,598) on 04 Aug 2012

This movie is so funny David spade is so dam funny in this movie…

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