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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
Style:
funny, feel good, humorous, touching, satirical, parody, clever, unusual plot structure, melancholic, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
childhood, youth, culture clash, family relations, actor's life, nothing goes right, child prodigy, parents and children, family life, disorder, satire, catastrophe, teenager, gangsters, fashion, jungle, revenge, natural disaster, death, betrayal, internet, bullying, male nudity, justice, lone hero ...
Time:
2000s, 70s, contemporary
Place:
los angeles
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