Customer Reviews
great fun - By: whitetrashtrixie, 01 Jun 2007 
what we have here kids is a fantastic feel good film that lets david spade be his usual loveable self & play around with other child actors!!!
the general gist is that dickie was great as a kid & then lost it when he grew up...he then has another chance at fame if he can get into the new rob reiner film...the downside is that he needs to experience childhood so he hires a family to put him through his childhood for him
a very silly idea i know but that is how this film works....its very silly & not much else!!! its great fun & fantastic entertainment
if you want something lighter that you & the kids will be able to enjoy then this is worth a shot!!!
Brilliant! - By: Miss, 04 Jun 2006 
This is a brilliant & incredibly underrated film which people of alll ages will love, filled with great jokes, a strong storyline, high-quality acting & the required feel-good, lesson-learned happy ending.
David Spade shines in a role he was made for (possibly because he wrote most of it himself!) & his transformation from jaded, desperate, self-obsessed former child star to a genuinely warm-hearted, great guy who can finallly handle real life is brilliantly done.
The humour in this film is cracking - there's some light slapstick for the kids & some brilliant slightly self-aware or snide jokes that older kids & adults will love, but it's never sleazy.
The support actors are great too - the kids are hilarious, never annoying as those in family films often are, & the married couple on-the-edge-of-divorce are great, with the husband being the kind of guy we alll love to hate. Alyssa Milano (from Charmed) also does some brilliant acting as the bitchy ex-girlfriend of Dickie. Cameos from people like Brendan Fraser & Leif Garrett are also highlights.
If you've already seen the film & liked it, it's worth getting the DVD too, for the very amusing special features, which span approximately 4 hours & include deleted scenes, television programmes about the film, interviews, a gag reel, behind-the-scenes featurettes, & the funniest commentary I've ever heard by Spade & his best friend/writer Fred Wolfe (although this commentary is probably for adults only!)
A definite must-buy!
dickie roberts - By: C. L. Stonehall, 29 Aug 2004 When i got Dickie Roberts on video, i got my sister (who is 5 years younger) to watch it with me, & we definately give the film a huge thumbs up. She watches it more than I do & takes it to her friends houses so they can watch it too!
The cast put on a great humorous performance, especiallly David Spade who was loveable as the confused, stubborn & clueless Dickie Roberts. Many people will also love Jack & Sallly, the kids who reluctantly help Dickie relive his childhood, & also get help from him for their problems.
There wasn't any scenes that we wanted to skip, there was something to entertain everyone - from the dance routines, dickie's accidents, memorable one liners, to the song at the end featuring many child stars from much loved shows such as happy days, saved by the bell, diff'rent strokes, the brady bunch, etc. (trust me, its a funny catchy song).
I definately recommend this film for people of alll ages, or at least for parents to buy to keep their kids entertained for a long time.
