Bob Roberts
“Vote first. Ask questions later.”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How Bob Roberts performed
Budget
$3.9M
Worldwide Gross
$8.0M
Gross Profit
$4.1M
Return
2.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Bob Roberts
Tim Robbins
Bob Roberts
Bugs Raplin
Giancarlo Esposito
Bugs Raplin
Lukas Hart III
Alan Rickman
Lukas Hart III
Chet MacGregor
Ray Wise
Chet MacGregor
Terry Manchester
Brian Murray
Terry Manchester
Senator Brickley Paiste
Gore Vidal
Senator Brickley Paiste
Delores Perrigrew
Rebecca Jenkins
Delores Perrigrew
Franklin Dockett
Harry Lennix
Franklin Dockett
Clark Anderson
John Ottavino
Clark Anderson
Bart Macklerooney
Robert Stanton
Bart Macklerooney
Clarissa Flan
Kelly Willis
Clarissa Flan
Polly Roberts
Merrilee Dale
Polly Roberts
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