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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.
ComedyDramasenateelection campaignpennsylvania, usafolk musicmockumentaryus republican partypolitical campaignfolk singerfake documentarymedia manipulationpolitical satirehidden truth
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Character
Cool, ironic, comic and spare.
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Tim RobbinsBob Roberts
- Giancarlo EspositoBugs Raplin
- Alan RickmanLukas Hart III
- Ray WiseChet MacGregor
- Brian MurrayTerry Manchester
- Gore VidalSenator Brickley Paiste
- Rebecca JenkinsDelores Perrigrew
- Harry LennixFranklin Dockett
- John OttavinoClark Anderson
- Robert StantonBart Macklerooney
Crew
- Tim RobbinsDirector
- Tim RobbinsWriter
- Jean LépineDirector of Photography
- David RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
- Lisa Zeno ChurginEditor
- Forrest MurrayProducer
Pairings
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