Bob Roberts | ||
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Director Country of origin Year of production Length |
Tim
Robbins United States 1992 101 min |
| A political mock-documentary which follows the final stages of the Pennsylvania senatorial campaign of Bob Roberts, during the lead-up to the Gulf War. The film is presented by 'Terry Manchester', a British journalist who rides along with Roberts and his campaign team of young professionals, and encounters both supporters and opponents of Roberts' archetypal brand of conservatism. The film works effectively as both a critique of modern American conservatism during the Reagan and Bush eras, and a wider attack on the nature of the modern American political process (including the news media) which allows candidates like Roberts to be successful. | ||
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- A 1992 interview with Tim Robbins on the political satire of Bob Roberts
- Production stills from the film