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Bob Roberts (1992)
Directed by Tim Robbins
Overview
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
Rated R | Length 102 minutes
Actors
Tim Robbins | Giancarlo Esposito | Ray Wise | Alan Rickman | Gore Vidal | Brian Murray | Rebecca Jenkins | Harry Lennix | John Ottavino | Robert Stanton | Jack Black | Matthew Faber | Mark McGrath | Shannon Holt | Brent Hinkley | Bob Balaban | John Cusack | Peter Gallagher | Robert Hegyes | Helen Hunt | Pamela Reed | James Spader | Susan Sarandon | Fred Ward | Fisher Stevens | David Strathairn | Kelly Willis | Tom Atkins | Lynne Thigpen | Merrilee Dale | Gil Robbins | Anita Gillette | Allan F. Nicholls | June Stein | Eva Amurri Martino | Jim West | Bingo O'Malley | Kathleen Chalfant | Ruth Lesko | Charles R. Altman | Staci Marie Marcum | Shira Piven | Steve Pink | Angela Hall | Lee Robbins | Adam Simon | Ned Bellamy | Natalie Strong | Larry John Meyers | Pat Logan | Bernice Brourman | Tom Tully | Anthony Dileo Jr. | Jane Crawford | Ann Talman | Lamont Arnold | Gabrielle Robbins | Adele Robbins | Brian Powell | Paul Quinn | Dean Robinson | Jeff Foster | Jeremy Piven | Lee Arenberg | David Sinaiko | Hal O'Leary | Don Brockett | Linda King