BOB ROBERTS

Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Alan Rickman,

Giancarlo Esposito, Ray Wise, Gore Vidal, Peter Gallagher

Paramount Pictures; Directed by Tim Robbins

Rated R; 102 minutes; 1992

Tim Robbins’ directorial debut is a dead-on "mockumentary" of a right-wing folksinger’s senatorial campaign, complete with paranoid campaign director, inane TV anchors, investment scandals, and MTV-style music videos. This shrewd, funny political satire combines the best of election year politics with the stinging wit of political humor.