Everybody's Famous! Movie Review 2000

Factory worker Jean (De Pauw) is convinced that his teenaged daughter Marva (Van der Gucht) has the talent to become a famous singer, though she suffers from stage fright and seems hopeless. Devoted dad goes to the extreme of kidnapping Debbie (Reuten), a Belgian pop star burned out by her successful career. Jean's demand is that Debbie's lowlife manager (Loew) make Marva a star. Meanwhile, Debbie falls for her young co-kidnapper Willy (De Smedt). It's all played for laughs as it skewers the idea of media madness and fame at any price but there's a warped sweetness at the core as well. Dutch, Flemish, and French with subtitles.

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from Belgian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Showbiz Comedies, Dads, Kidnapped!, Disorganized Crime

Screenplay

Dominique Deruddere

Cast

Josse De Pauw, Eva Van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt, Thekla Reuten, Victor Low, Gert Portael

Cinematography

Willy Stassen

Director

Dominique Deruddere

Music

Raymond van het Groenewoud

Other

Rene Van den Bergh, Bert Koops, Alek Goosse, Ludo Troch, Loret Meus, Hubert Pouille

Producer

Loret Meus, Dominique Deruddere, Otomatic, Get Reel Productions, Les Films des Tournelles, Miramax Films