Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... country singer turned politician, making a run for the U.S. Senate. Bob Roberts hits the campaign trail followed by a British documentary filmmaker and as many lobbyists as he can handle. Bob uses his popularity and successful business ventures to finance and popularize his campaign.
Personality… dull-minded, but heart-achingly American. Bob Roberts is politically conservative and doesn’t know much about foreign policy – or domestic policy, for that matter. But he sure loves a good show. He loves to play music and sing. Plus he really loves money, like any good, God-fearing American.
Get to Know him in...
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Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
