Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star


1h 39m 2003

Brief Synopsis

Dickie Roberts is a 35-year old former child star. Now an out-of-work actor turned parking valet, Dickie is desperate to audition for a great role that could revitalize his career, but the part requires him to play a "normal" guy. Problem is, Dickie is anything but normal. He decides to hire a family to adopt him so he can relive his childhood and, in essence, grow up from scratch.

Film Details

Also Known As
Former Child Star
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Synopsis

Dickie Roberts is a 35-year old former child star. Now an out-of-work actor turned parking valet, Dickie is desperate to audition for a great role that could revitalize his career, but the part requires him to play a "normal" guy. Problem is, Dickie is anything but normal. He decides to hire a family to adopt him so he can relive his childhood and, in essence, grow up from scratch.

Cast

David Spade

Mary Mccormack

Craig Bierko

Alyssa Milano

Jon Lovitz

Doris Roberts

Kevin Farley

Fred Wolf

Charlene Tilton

Herself

Emmanuel Lewis

Self

Michael Buffer

Himself

Jay North

Self

Wyatt Smith

Rob Reiner

Himself

Corey Feldman

Himself

Adam Rich

Self

Shannon Curfman

Lead Person

Mike Lookinland

Self

Fred Berry

Self

Colin Ryan

Jann T Carl

Herself

Peggy Mannix

Christopher Knight

Himself

Blair Breard

Charlene Tilton

Self

Peter Dante

Self

Florence Henderson

Herself

Barry Williams

Himself

Ron Palillo

Self

Jann T Carl

Self

Sasha Mitchell

Edie Mcclurg

Rob Reiner

Self

Ron Palillo

Himself

John Farley

Jeff Conaway

Self

Michael James Mcdonald

Ashley Edner

Danny Bonaduce

Self

Christopher Knight

Self

Jake Chapman

Tony Dow

Self

Hal Sparks

Butch Patrick

Self

Rodney Allen Rippy

Self

Brendan Fraser

Self

Todd Bridges

Himself

Jeremy Miller

Self

Tony Dow

Himself

Brendan Fraser

Himself

Erin Moran

Self

Barry Williams

Self

Dick Van Patten

Self

Jeremy Miller

Himself

Kevin Grevioux

Rob Elk

Scott Terra

Michelle Ruben

Willie Aames

Himself

Barry Livingston

Himself

Peter Dante

Himself

Gary Coleman

Himself

Florence Henderson

Self

Jonathan Loughran

Self

Miko C Brando

John Kirk

Dustin Diamond

Himself

Paul Petersen

Himself

Haywood Nelson

Self

Jenna Boyd

Kathleen Lambert

Christopher Ryan Johnson

Ian Gomez

Leif Garrett

Self

Evan Lee Dahl

Rodney Allen Rippy

Himself

Jonathan Loughran

Himself

Adam Rich

Himself

Maureen Mccormick

Herself

Willie Aames

Self

Brian Clark

Eddie Mekka

Self

Patrick Thomas O'brien

Todd Bridges

Self

Alan Blumenfeld

Marion Ross

Self

Fred Berry

Himself

Corey Feldman

Self

Oliver Kindred

Jeff Conaway

Himself

Mindy Burbano

Paul Petersen

Self

Emmanuel Lewis

Himself

Lindsey Dann

Eddie Mekka

Himself

Haywood Nelson

Himself

Gary Coleman

Self

Leif Garrett

Himself

Sascha Knopf

Corey Haim

Self

Spencer Garrett

Rachel Dratch

Lisa Joyner

Self

Dick Van Patten

Himself

Michael Buffer

Self

Alexander D Slanger

Erin Moran

Herself

Jay North

Himself

Mike Lookinland

Himself

Corey Haim

Himself

Brandon Michael Depaul

Ernest Thomas

Self

Dustin Diamond

Self

Joey Coco Diaz

Emily Harrison

Nancy Pimental

Nicolas Schweri

Bobby Slayton

Marion Ross

Herself

Ernest Thomas

Himself

Tom Arnold

Self

Sergei Virovlianski

Valerie Perri

Danny Bonaduce

Himself

Ambyr Childers

Maureen Mccormick

Self

Butch Patrick

Himself

Barry Livingston

Self

Tom Arnold

Himself

Erin Murphy

Lisa Joyner

Herself

Crew

Willie Aames

Other

Thomas Ackerman

Director Of Photography

Thomas Ackerman

Dp/Cinematographer

Thomas Ackerman

Other

Tom Adams

Grip

Alfred Ainsworth

Video

David Allebe

Production Assistant

Sharon E Alshams

Set Designer

Tom Altobello

Assistant Property Master

Tom Arnold

Other

Russell Ayer

Rigging Electrician

Adam Bain

Production Assistant

John S Baker

Special Effects Coordinator

Bob Baron

Adr Mixer

Christophe Beck

Music

Rachel Beers

On-Set Dresser

Fred Berry

Other

Johnny Beyers

Chief Lighting Technician

Gaston Biraben

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Kathleen Tomasik Black

Casting Associate

David Blair

Hair Stylist

Danny Bonaduce

Other

Roger Bondelli

Editor

Bryan Bonwell

Music Supervisor

Bob Bornstein

Music Arranger

Blair Breard

Coproducer

Bill Bridges

Grip

Todd Bridges

Other

Michael Buffer

Other

Denny Caira

Transportation Coordinator

Jann T Carl

Other

Pam Cartmel

Art Department Coordinator

Steve Charnow

Rigging Electrician

Mary Cheung

Costumer

Julian Chojnacki

Steadicam Operator

Julian Chojnacki

Camera Operator

Jonathan Civitella

Production Assistant

Rick Clark

Assistant Director

Alan Colbert

Rigging Electrician

Gary Coleman

Other

Jeff Conaway

Other

Brian Cooper

Chief Lighting Technician

Mike Crotty

Production Assistant

Wende Crowley

Music Supervisor

Marc Dabe

Art Director

Peter Dante

Other

Valerie Davidson

Foley Editor

Sandy De Crescent

Original Music

Dustin Diamond

Other

Michael Dilbeck

Music Supervisor

Louis Dinson

Transportation Captain

John Dixon

Stunts

James Donaruma

Assistant

Terri Douglas

Adr Voice Casting

Tony Dow

Other

Danny Downey

Stunts

Corina Duran

Makeup Artist

Marie Elder

Production Auditor

Michael Everett

Chief Lighting Technician

Julie Feiner

Adr Editor

Corey Feldman

Other

Mark Fellman

Photography

K C Fox

Set Designer

Kristi Frankenheimer-davis

Location Manager

Brendan Fraser

Other

Linda Gacsko

Camera Assistant

Steve Gage

Rigging Grip

Kevin M Gannon

On-Set Dresser

Ray Garcia

Grip

Leif Garrett

Other

Antonio Garrido

Dolly Grip

Efton Geary

Assistant

Jack Giarraputo

Producer

Sean Gowrie

Production Secretary

Peter Gulla

Camera Operator

David M Haber

Set Designer

Corey Haim

Other

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Matthew Harrison

Foley Editor

William Harrison

Special Effects Technician

Dave Harvey

Grip

Florence Henderson

Other

Martin C Heselov

Assistant Editor

James Heywood

Rigging Grip

Tanya Noel Hill

Music Editor

Steven Hiller

Camera Assistant

Linda Hoppe

Assistant

David Huggins

Stunts

Tom Iannessa

Rights & Clearances

Robert C Jackson

Boom Operator

Lisa Jensen

Costume Designer

Lisa Joyner

Other

Gail Just

Costume Supervisor

Andrew Kaiser

Music Coordinator

Carol Kelson

Post-Production Supervisor

David Kelson

Sound Mixer

Lindsay Kemp

Assistant

Lindsay Kemp

Assistant

Mathew Kennedy

Loader

Susan Kistler

Costumer

Alex Kivlen

Assistant Location Manager

Kevin Kliesch

Original Music

Christopher Knight

Other

Adam Kopald

Sound Effects Editor

Christine Lafontaine

Production Assistant

C B Woody Lang

Rigging Grip

Mariann Lee

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Victoria Leskin

Assistant Location Manager

Emmanuel Lewis

Other

Dina Lipton

Production Designer

Barry Livingston

Other

Mike Lookinland

Other

Jonathan Loughran

Other

Jonathan Loughran

Assistant

Suzan Lowitz

Script Supervisor

Talia Lugacy

Assistant

Jennifer Lung

Assistant Location Manager

Sean Madaras

Assistant

Larry Madrid

Animal Trainer

Lynne Martin

Production Assistant

Jacklin Masteran

Hair Stylist

Judit Maull

Production Assistant

Maureen Mccormick

Other

Dennis Mcneill

Color Timer

Tom Mcnulty

Associate Producer

Eddie Mekka

Other

Geo. Chi Michela

Rigging Grip

Lee Miles

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Jeremy Miller

Other

Sarah Monat

Foley Artist

Ryan K Moorman

Production Assistant

Erin Moran

Other

Lloyd Moriarity

Grip

Alex Names

Sound

Haywood Nelson

Other

Josh Neugass

Special Effects Technician

Reggie Newkirk

Camera Assistant

Jay North

Other

Michael Nowak

Original Music

Christopher S Nushawg

Set Designer

Wendy O'brien

Casting Assistant

Ernie Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

Ann Pala

Makeup Artist

Ron Palillo

Other

John Papsidera

Casting

Douglas Parker

Assistant Sound Editor

John Francis Passaglia

Titles

Butch Patrick

Other

Jeff Pelton

Camera Assistant

Jennifer Perkins

Production Assistant

Mark Perzely

Assistant Editor

Lars Petersen

Construction Coordinator

Paul Petersen

Other

Josh Pinney

Special Effects Supervisor

John Pontrelli

Assistant Director

Terry Porter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rick M Poyner

Assistant Location Manager

Thomas Real

Hair Stylist

Rob Reiner

Other

Brian Relyea

Assistant Director

Davis Reynolds

Assistant Editor

Adam Rich

Other

Bob Riggs

Special Effects Foreman

Rodney Allen Rippy

Other

Marion Ross

Other

Victoria Rose Sampson

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Adam Sandler

Producer

Mandy Schwartz

Assistant

Marty Eli Schwartz

Assistant Director

Lee Scott

Music Editor

Robert L Sephton

Supervising Sound Editor

Randy Singer

Foley Mixer

Steven Scott Smalley

Original Music

Billy J Smith

Location Manager

Zack Smith

Production Assistant

David Spade

Screenplay

Casey Stone

Score Recording

Casey Stone

Music Scoring Mixer

Scott Swank

On-Set Dresser

F. Scott Taylor

Assistant Sound Editor

Carme Tenuta

Makeup Artist

Newton Termeer

Rigging Electrician

Ernest Thomas

Other

Nancy Lee Thurston

Stunts

Charlene Tilton

Other

Emanuel Treeson

Lighting Technician

Chris Ubick

Property Master

Craig R Uszak

Special Effects Technician

Jeff Valeri

Assistant Production Coordinator

Rene Van Den Berghe

Greensman

Dick Van Patten

Other

Ronald Vecchiarelli

Production Coordinator

Gabe Veltri

Music Scoring Mixer

Gabe Veltri

Score Recording

Steven C. Voll

Foreman

Ryan Von Lossberg

Grip

Waddy Wachtel

Music

Trevor Ward

Consultant

David Weisman

Titles

Christopher T Welch

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Former Child Star
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States October 3, 2003

Released in United States Fall September 5, 2003

Released in United States on Video February 17, 2004

Paramount Pictures paid high-six against low-seven-figures for the pitch by Fred Wolf.

Released in United States on Video February 17, 2004

Released in United States Fall September 5, 2003

Expanded Release in United States October 3, 2003