TY - SER
KW - politicians
KW - elections
AU - Tim Robbins
AB - A political satire disguised as a documentary about the 1990 Pennsylvania race—from Pittsburgh to Altoona—for the United States Senate.  Bob Roberts (Tim Robbins) is a charismatic, crusading folk-singer and reactionary millionaire-turned-politician who is trying to unseat the incumbent liberal Democrat, Brickley Paiste (Gore Vidal).
C1 - 1990s
C2 - unpublished
C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Blair County; Altoona
C4 - Satire
LA - English
M3 - Screenplay
N1 - The movie is shot from the point of view of a British documentary filmmaker.

The script is now in Beverly Hills at the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
N2 - A political satire disguised as a documentary about the 1990 Pennsylvania race—from Pittsburgh to Altoona—for the United States Senate.  Bob Roberts (Tim Robbins) is a charismatic, crusading folk-singer and reactionary millionaire-turned-politician who is trying to unseat the incumbent liberal Democrat, Brickley Paiste (Gore Vidal).
PY - 1992
RN - Tim Robbins (1958— ) is a screenwriter, actor, director, and political activist.
TI - Bob Roberts
ER -