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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 | Foley Mixer, ADR 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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