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