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Everybody's Famous (2001)

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Reviews Counted:52

Fresh:28

Rotten:24

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: Though some critics consider Everybody Famous too lightweight to have deserved a slot among the Academy Awards foreign film nominations, this whacky satire of the cult of celebrity makes for loopy, cheerful fun.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jul 3, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Dominique Deruddere's EVERYBODY'S FAMOUS, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2001 Academy Awards, is a charming Belgian film about the lengths to which people will go to... Dominique Deruddere's EVERYBODY'S FAMOUS, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2001 Academy Awards, is a charming Belgian film about the lengths to which people will go to achieve fame and fortune. Josse De Pauw stars as Jean, a factory worker who dreams about becoming a successful songwriter, supplying would-be hits to his daughter, Marva (Eva van der Gucht), whom he drags through talent contests in which she performs terribly. Marva has no self-confidence; overweight and antagonistic, she never pays much attention to her father's schemes to make her a star. But everything changes when the factory closes down, Jean's car conks out on a country road, and he receives help from a woman on a bicycle--who just happens to be the latest pop sensation, Debbie (Thekla Reuten). Jean sees his chance--he kidnaps Debbie, holding her hostage with a very strange ransom request. Writer-director Deruddere has fashioned an engaging comedy of desperation, filled with marvelous costumes, terrific music, and well-developed characters. Josse De Pauw is eminently likable as Jean, a proud man struggling to get ahead in life while his wife and daughter--and the world as a whole--mock him. Audiences will leave this film unable to get the chorus of "Lucky Manuelo" out of their heads. [More]

Starring: Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt, Thekla Reuten

Starring: Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt, Thekla Reuten, Victor Low, Gert Portael

Director: Dominique Deruddere

Director: Dominique Deruddere
Screenwriter: Dominique Deruddere
Producer: Dominique Deruddere, Loret Meus
Composer: Raymond van het Groenewoud
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • Everybody's Famous!
  • Funny and inspiring, this widely acclaimed comedy takes an original look at just how far some people will go for fame! Jean is an ordinary family man and factory worker who is certain that his only child, Marva, is destined to become a famous singing star. If only Jean could catch a break ... and if only Marva could be discovered! A truly hilarious treat honored with an Academy Award(R) nomination as Best Foreign Language Film (2000) -- you'll be delighted to follow the unexpectedly outrageous steps Jean takes to make his dream a reality!
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    11/17/01
    Ryan Cracknell
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    With so many great documentaries and foreign films each year, why does the Academy so often come up with second-rate choices in these two categories?

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    11/14/01
    Steve Rhodes
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    Everybody's Famous! starts out as a triumphant commentary on what it takes to achieve celebrity and the wealth it promises. But as the film progresses, it becomes wildly tedious and wacky.

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    11/02/01
    Frank Ochieng
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    De Pauw has one of those soulful, comedically inclined faces that invites instant empathy, and the rest of the cast is likewise well chosen.

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    You have to like a movie that, in its rosy denouement, proclaims giddily, 'It's a great day for Flemish showbiz!'

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    08/14/01
    Jim Slotek
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    The ideas are not pushed nearly as far or with as much success as they are in, for example, King Of Comedy, The Icicle Thief (the 1989 Italian comedy) or even Ed TV, for that matter.

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    Dominique Deruddere's film is at heart all soft and squishy.

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    Yes, I admit it, the film's corny, but there's nothing wrong with this can of sweet, imported niblets.

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