Bob Roberts

About Bob Roberts

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.

Tim Robbins's Bob Roberts is a 1992 comedy film. The film is filed under mockumentary, political satire, assassination attempt, and irreverent.

Tim Robbins stars as Bob Roberts, Giancarlo Esposito as Bugs Raplin, Alan Rickman as Lukas Hart III, and Ray Wise as Chet MacGregor. At 102 minutes long, it arrived in September 1992.

The screenplay is by Tim Robbins.

You've Been Trumped Too, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, and Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon make useful companions to Bob Roberts, all filed under election campaign and US republican party. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 180 votes and it carries a R rating.