Becoming Dick | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Rick Gitelson |
Directed by | Bob Saget |
Starring | Harland Williams Robert Wagner Elizabeth Berkley William B. Davis Woody Jeffreys Bob Saget |
Music by | Peter Rodgers Melnick |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Lynn Deegan James Shavick |
Producer | Shawn Williamson |
Production location | Vancouver |
Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
Editor | Ron Yoshida |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production companies | BD Productions Exclamation Productions Shavick Entertainment |
Original release | |
Release | August 31, 2000 |
Becoming Dick is a 2000 comedy movie-made-for-television starring Harland Williams and directed by Bob Saget.
Richard Breggs (Harland Williams) is a struggling actor living in an apartment with his girlfriend. After a conversation with a friend, Richard decides that he is too much of a "nice guy" and that the key to success is to act like a jerk. After his new obnoxious personality lands him a part in a play, Richard thinks he is on his way to being a success. He goes to sleep in his apartment and wakes up in a mansion. It is four years later, but Richard doesn't remember anything that has happened in the elapsed time, due to an accidental bump on the head that gave him amnesia. It turns out that he is now a famous TV star, known for being obnoxious, selfish, and difficult to work with. Richard (now known as Dick) realizes that while his new personality gave him success, it also caused him to lose his girlfriend and best friend. He sets about trying to right the wrongs of the past 4 years. [1]
The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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