I watched this film again recently, 26 years after its' release, and it still holds up well. Tim Robbins is Bob Roberts, a right wing, Bob Dylan opposite, singing patriotic folk songs denigrating liberals. Robbins projects a JFK like charisma, as he comes across as a real American hero of the working class. His opponent in a Pennsylvania senate race is played by the late writer, Gore Vidal, in a casting coup. He warns of the dangers of fascists like Roberts to a flag waving public. History followed fiction at the 2016 election, as a reality TV star was elected president. Robbins should make a follow up to this movie.
Review of Bob Roberts
