
Plot
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.
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Cast

Tim Robbins
Bob Roberts

Giancarlo Esposito
Bugs Raplin

Alan Rickman
Lukas Hart III

Ray Wise
Chet MacGregor

Brian Murray
Terry Manchester

Gore Vidal
Senator Brickley Paiste

Rebecca Jenkins
Delores Perrigrew

Harry Lennix
Franklin Dockett

John Ottavino
Clark Anderson

Robert Stanton
Bart Macklerooney

Kelly Willis
Clarissa Flan

Merrilee Dale
Polly Roberts

Tom Atkins
Dr. Caleb Mneck

David Strathairn
Mack Laflin

James Spader
Chuck Marlin

Pamela Reed
Carol Cruise

Helen Hunt
Rose Pondell

Eva Amurri
Child in Hospital

Jim West
Bus Driver

Peter Gallagher
Dan Riley

Lynne Thigpen
Kelly Noble

Bingo O'Malley
Robert Roberts, Sr.

Kathleen Chalfant
Constance Roberts

Ruth Lesko
School Teacher

Jack Black
Roger Davis

Matthew Faber
Calvin

Matt McGrath
Burt

Anita Gillette
Mrs. Davis

Susan Sarandon
Tawna Titan

Fred Ward
Chip Daley

Charles R. Altman
Debate Moderator

Shannon Holt
Rita

Staci Marie Marcum
Miss Philadelphia

Shira Piven
Penn State Protestor

Steve Pink
Penn State Protestor

Fisher Stevens
Rock Bork

Gil Robbins
Reverend Best

Angela Hall
Choir Soloist

Lee Robbins
Organ Player

John Cusack
Cutting Edge Host

Bob Balaban
Cutting Edge Producer

Allan F. Nicholls
Cutting Edge Director

June Stein
Cutting Edge Assistant Carol

Adam Simon
Cutting Edge Head Writer

Ned Bellamy
Uzi Kornhauser

Natalie Strong
Kala Kornhauser

Bernice Brourman
Nurse

Pat Logan
Policeman

Larry John Meyers
Police Spokesman

Robert Hegyes
Ernesto Galleano

Tom Tully
New York Reporter

Anthony DiLeo Jr.
New York Reporter

Jane Crawford
New York Reporter

Ann Talman
New York Reporter

Lamont Arnold
New York Reporter

Gabrielle Robbins
Singing Vigilante

Adele Robbins
Vigilante

Brian Powell
Vigilante

Paul Quinn
Vigilante

Dean Robinson
Vigilante

Jeff Foster
Vigilante

Jeremy Piven
Candle Seller

Lee Arenberg
Religious Zealot

David Sinaiko
Liberal

Brent Hinkley
Bif, the Patriot

Hal O'Leary
Senator Haydn

Don Brockett
Chairman

Linda King
Washington D.C. Reporter