Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Page #11

Synopsis: Once, he was on top of the world as a popular child actor on TV. Now, he's Hollywood's punchline about everything wrong with people who were famous as children. All Dickie Roberts wants to do is find that one gig that will restore his honor and everyone's love of him, so after learning that Rob Reiner's making an ambitious new movie destined to sweep the Oscars, Dickie's first in line to audition. He walks out having learned he certainly looks the part but can't act it... yet, owing to his very unusual childhood. To research the role, Dickie embarks on a bizarre scheme to live with a suburban family to see how the average American child lives, having them put him up as their "son". But once his gloves are off, Dickie discovers how great it is to be part of a true family, and whether he gets the part or not, his attempt at method acting will certainly change his life forever.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Sam Weisman
Production: Paramount Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
23%
PG-13
Year:
2003
98 min
$22,715,908
Website
803 Views


But misbehave and

we'll bust your head

Gee, Wally,

was it something they said?

Child stars

on your television

Most of us have nothing

to lose

So we'll put your butt

on the 5:
00 news

Child stars

on your television

We don't know karate,

but we do know crazy

We'll beat you so bad,

your future will be hazy

Child stars

on your television

Don't ever say,

"Didn't you used to be...?"

Or I'll put your head

through a vintage TV

Child stars on your television

Eight rehabs isn't enough

But I've done and seen

the most killer stuff

Child stars

on your television

You want an autograph

but I'ma tell you this

Don't ask a brother

when he's taking a piss

Child stars

on your television

You can dance like me,

you can dance like Mickey

I'll hurt you real bad,

you can take it from Kenickie

Now of course

we've been kidding

This has all been in fun

We're happy you still love us,

after our shows have gone

But please just follow

our simple rules

Or we'll beat you

like rented mules.

We loved being child stars

on your television

Child stars

Child stars.

All right you guys,

thanks for coming.

Let's skedoodle.

All right,

that's seriously the end.

People in the back, beat it.

We know you left your popcorn.

That's fine.

Someone will get it.

And quit pretending like

you're reading the credits.

They're so small,

and we're pushing them by

so fast.

We don't even know

who these people are.

It's some contract thing.

Who was that?

Was that one of you guys,

or was that me?

That was me.

Got a little bite in it.

Come on, that's funny.

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