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DAVID SPADE IS 5 FOOT 4 INCHES OF UNWATCHABLE

September 5th, 2003 | by Tom
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DAVID SPADE IS 5 FOOT 4 INCHES OF UNWATCHABLE

Cami actually suggested seeing Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star this week. She caught me at a moment of weakness. After a difficult week, I considered it. I could use a goofy break.

But then I took a closer look at the premise. Basically, it’s just Joe Dirt without the mullet.

I don’t know what went wrong with David Spade. I used to be a big fan of his acerbic wit and zingers. But it’s probably been difficult to maintain that smarmy character without getting slugged in the street.

I think a lot of Spade’s potency was lost when Chris Farley overdosed. Spade’s piercing put-downs were a perfect counter balance to the Farley buoyant spirit. Without him, Spade is slowly counting down the hours until he’s the lower left celebrity on Hollywood Squares. He knows it and he knows we know it. Dickie Roberts is the celluloid proof. It’s littered with cameos from former child stars and has-beens. Hasn’t Spade heard the superstition about the company you keep?

Frankly, I think I’m going to save my movie-going dollar for next week. From the looks of it, a metric ton of worthy cinema will be displayed on screen. Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Matchstick Men and American Splendor among them.

Did all of Hollywood agree to finally glut the googleplex with watchable product all on the same day?

└ Tags: Black Sheep, David Spade, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Emmanuel Lewis, Just Shoot Me, Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy, Webster
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