Reception
Dickie Roberts was a modest financial success, earning over $22million against an estimated budget of $17million
Critical reception was mostly negative. Rotten Tomatoes describes the film as "rotten," with a 23% rating. Roger Ebert gave the movie two-out-of-four stars, describing the premise as an "inspired idea" that deteriorates from a "sharp-edged satire a sappy sitcom."
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