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6.5Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.
Released: 1992-09-04102 minDir: Tim RobbinsComedy, DramaBudget: $3.9MBox office: $8.0M
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Cast
- Tim Robbins as Bob Roberts
- Giancarlo Esposito as Bugs Raplin
- Alan Rickman as Lukas Hart III
- Ray Wise as Chet MacGregor
- Brian Murray as Terry Manchester
- Gore Vidal as Senator Brickley Paiste
Themes
- senate
- election campaign
- pennsylvania, usa
- folk music
- mockumentary
- us republican party
- political campaign
- folk singer
- fake documentary
- media manipulation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Tim Robbins
- Screenwriter
- Tim Robbins
- Composer
- David Robbins
- Producer
- Tim Bevan
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- Pittsburgh
- Filming location
- Pittsburgh
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 215479
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1992-10-08
- title
- Bob Roberts
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.5/10
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