Bob Roberts
A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics and runs for the U.S. Senate, but he is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Released
- 1992
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
Details
Release year: 1992
Storyline
A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics and runs for the U.S. Senate, but he is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.
Top credits
Tim Robbins ā Bob Roberts
Giancarlo Esposito ā Bugs Raplin
Alan Rickman ā Lukas Hart III
Ray Wise ā Chet MacGregor
Did you know
ā¢ A soundtrack album was due for release on Warner Bros. Records, but it was not released because Tim Robbins didn't want the songs played outside of the movie's context.
ā¢ Alan Rickman helped Tim Robbins fund the production of Bob Roberts with his own money.
ā¢ The first three albums by Bob Roberts: The Freewheelin' Bob Roberts, Times Are Changin' Back, and Bob on Bob, were parodies of classic Bob Dylan albums: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A'Changin' and Blonde On Blonde, respectively, including the cover photos on the first two.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $4,479,470
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $314,275 (1992-09-07)
User reviews
Ahead of it's time.
Bob Roberts: Underrated Classic.
Tim Robbins saw the future
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
