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A folk singer as politician? That's Bob, seducing voters with anthems of moral counterrevolution. (His big hit: an anti-Dylan ballad, The Times Are Changin' Back.) Perfecting the notion of the dimple as a policy statement, Bob may win high office--if the electorate doesn't wise up to his real agenda and if Bob can stay alive. Writer-star Robbins offers mordant comedy beneath the Kumbaya melodies.


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