Bob Roberts
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
Released: 1992
Casts:
Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman, David Strathairn, James Spader, Helen Hunt, Jack Black, Susan Sarandon, Ray Wise, Brian Murray, Gore Vidal, Rebecca Jenkins, Harry Lennix, John Ottavino, Robert Stanton, Kelly Willis, John Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Peter Gallagher, Fred Ward, Tom Atkins, Mark McGrath, Fisher Stevens, Bob Balaban, Steve Pink, Ned Bellamy