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| Director: | Tim Robbins |
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| Writer: | Tim Robbins |
| Staring: |
| Millionaire 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 04, 1992 |
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| Director: | Tim Robbins |
| Writer: | Tim Robbins |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | pennsylvania, usa, senate, election campaign, folk music, us republican party, mockumentary, political campaign, folk singer, fake documentary, media manipulation, political satire, hidden truth, assassination attempt |
| Production Companies | Live Entertainment, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Baltimore Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,000,000
Budget: $3,900,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tim Robbins | Bob Roberts |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Bugs Raplin |
| Alan Rickman | Lukas Hart III |
| Ray Wise | Chet MacGregor |
| Brian Murray | Terry Manchester |
| Gore Vidal | Senator Brickley Paiste |
| Rebecca Jenkins | Delores Perrigrew |
| Harry Lennix | Franklin Dockett |
| John Ottavino | Clark Anderson |
| Robert Stanton | Bart Macklerooney |
| Kelly Willis | Clarissa Flan |
| Merrilee Dale | Polly Roberts |
| Tom Atkins | Dr. Caleb Mneck |
| David Strathairn | Mack Laflin |
| James Spader | Chuck Marlin |
| Pamela Reed | Carol Cruise |
| Helen Hunt | Rose Pondell |
| Eva Amurri | Child in Hospital |
| Jim West | Bus Driver |
| Peter Gallagher | Dan Riley |
| Lynne Thigpen | Kelly Noble |
| Bingo O'Malley | Robert Roberts, Sr. |
| Kathleen Chalfant | Constance Roberts |
| Ruth Lesko | School Teacher |
| Jack Black | Roger Davis |
| Matthew Faber | Calvin |
| Matt McGrath | Burt |
| Anita Gillette | Mrs. Davis |
| Susan Sarandon | Tawna Titan |
| Fred Ward | Chip Daley |
| Charles R. Altman | Debate Moderator |
| Shannon Holt | Rita |
| Staci Marie Marcum | Miss Philadelphia |
| Shira Piven | Penn State Protestor |
| Steve Pink | Penn State Protestor |
| Fisher Stevens | Rock Bork |
| Gil Robbins | Reverend Best |
| Angela Hall | Choir Soloist |
| Lee Robbins | Organ Player |
| John Cusack | Cutting Edge Host |
| Bob Balaban | Cutting Edge Producer |
| Allan F. Nicholls | Cutting Edge Director |
| June Stein | Cutting Edge Assistant Carol |
| Adam Simon | Cutting Edge Head Writer |
| Ned Bellamy | Uzi Kornhauser |
| Natalie Strong | Kala Kornhauser |
| Bernice Brourman | Nurse |
| Pat Logan | Policeman |
| Larry John Meyers | Police Spokesman |
| Robert Hegyes | Ernesto Galleano |
| Tom Tully | New York Reporter |
| Anthony DiLeo Jr. | New York Reporter |
| Jane Crawford | New York Reporter |
| Ann Talman | New York Reporter |
| Lamont Arnold | New York Reporter |
| Gabrielle Robbins | Singing Vigilante |
| Adele Robbins | Vigilante |
| Brian Powell | Vigilante |
| Paul Quinn | Vigilante |
| Dean Robinson | Vigilante |
| Jeff Foster | Vigilante |
| Jeremy Piven | Candle Seller |
| Lee Arenberg | Religious Zealot |
| David Sinaiko | Liberal |
| Brent Hinkley | Bif, the Patriot |
| Hal O'Leary | Senator Haydn |
| Don Brockett | Chairman |
| Linda King | Washington D.C. Reporter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lisa Zeno Churgin | Editor |
| Jean Lépine | Director of Photography |
| Brian Kasch | Set Decoration |
| Gary Kosko | Art Direction |
| Richard Hoover | Production Design |
| Michael J. Cerone | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sam J. Jones | Still Photographer |
| Rick Raphael | Steadicam Operator |
| Bridget Kelly | Costume Design |
| Stephen Halbert | Production Sound Mixer |
| Brenda K. Wachel | Script Supervisor |
| Kitty Olisky | Production Coordinator |
| Peter Halbert | Boom Operator |
| Rudd Simmons | Production Supervisor |
| Marshall Grupp | Supervising Sound Editor |
| John Lindsey McCormick | Art Department Coordinator |
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Patrick Mullins | Music Editor |
| Chris Call | Property Master |
| April Webster | Local Casting |
| Maria Melograne | First Assistant Director |
| Fred 'Fredo' Donatelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Mark Seldis | Unit Manager |
| Steve Day | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Susan Lazarus | Post Production Supervisor |
| Mark R. Jackson | First Assistant Camera |
| Todd Dos Reis | Second Assistant Camera |
| Donna Stern | Associate Editor |
| Clare Larson | First Assistant Editor |
| Laura Civiello | Sound Editor |
| Branka Mrkic | Sound Editor |
| Ira Richard Manhoff | Assistant Sound Editor |
| David Wahnon | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Hal Levinsohn | ADR Editor |
| Jeannee Josefczyk | Makeup Artist |
| Rachel Kick | Makeup & Hair |
| Linda Williams | Makeup & Hair |
| Sharyn Pierson | Makeup & Hair |
| Diane Collins | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Erin Folsey | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Monte Cholmeley-Jones | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Thomas A. Ritchotte | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Canice Kennedy | Local Casting |
| Linda Corrolla | Extras Casting |
| Robin Beruh | Casting Assistant |
| V. Scott Balcerek | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Bob Olari | ADR Recordist |
| Tim Robbins | Director, Writer |
| David Robbins | Original Music Composer |
| Douglas Aibel | Casting |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunts |
| Don Hewitt Sr. | Stunts |
| James Bigwood | Production Manager |
| Rosalee Bologa Riggle | Hairstylist |
| Paul Zydel | ADR Mixer, Foley Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Forrest Murray | Producer |
| Ronna B. Wallace | Executive Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Paul Webster | Executive Producer |
| James Bigwood | Associate Producer |
| Allan F. Nicholls | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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