Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring David Spade and Mary McCormack.
Dickie Roberts is a former child star who shot to fame on an eponymous TV sitcom with his catchphrase "This is Nuckin' Futs!". Since his heyday, he has been reduced to parking cars at Morton's and going on Celebrity Boxing, where he is beaten up by a heavily-tattooed Emmanuel Lewis. From the public's point of view,...
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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring David Spade and Mary McCormack.
Dickie Roberts is a former child star who shot to fame on an eponymous TV sitcom with his catchphrase "This is Nuckin' Futs!". Since his heyday, he has been reduced to parking cars at Morton's and going on Celebrity Boxing, where he is beaten up by a heavily-tattooed Emmanuel Lewis. From the public's point of view, Dickie is a walking joke or "the washed up actor freak".
Dickie is absolutely convinced that a new Rob Reiner movie in the works, Mr. Blake's Backyard, will be his comeback vehicle. Even after his agent does not land him an audition, Dickie persists. He pesters Tom Arnold at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to hook him up with Reiner. After he is kicked out because he's not an alcoholic, Dickie fakes being wasted and crashes what turns out to be a Lamaze class. However, Brendan Fraser (in an uncredited cameo appearance) is in the class and he...
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