Everybody's Famous!

Everybody's Famous!
Everybody's Famous!
Directed by	Dominique Deruddere
Written by	Dominique Deruddere
Produced by	Dominique Deruddere
Starring	Josse De Pauw; Eva Van Der Gucht; Werner De Smedt; Thekla Reuten; Victor Löw
Edited by	Ludo Troch
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	12 April 2000;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Belgium
Languages	Flemish, Spanish, English

Everybody's Famous! (Flemish: Iedereen beroemd!) is a 2000 Belgian satirical comedy film directed by Dominique Deruddere about a young teenage girl who is pushed by her poor parents to become a musical star. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Marva Vereecken is a regular at singing contests which she never wins. When her father, Jean, gets laid off, he decides to kidnap the number one singer in the country, Debbie. The kidnapping greatly increases sales of Debbie's latest single, much to the pleasant surprise of Michael, Debbie's manager. Michael in turn proposes a secret deal to make Marva a star if Jean agrees to keep Debbie out of the way for as long as Michael wants.

Cast

Josse De Pauw – Jean Vereecken
Eva Van Der Gucht – Marva Vereecken
Werner De Smedt – Willy Van Outreve
Thekla Reuten – Debbie
Victor Löw – Michael Jensen
Gert Portael [nl] - Chantal Vereecken
Ianka Fleerackers – Gaby
Alice Reys [nl] - Lizzy
George Arrendell [nl] - Knappe man
François Beukelaers [nl] - NTO directeur
Silvia Claes [nl] - Omroepster
Marc Didden – Cameraman

Reception

Critical response

Everybody's Famous has an approval rating of 55% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 53 reviews, and an average rating of 5.39/10. The website's critical consensus states, "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".^[1] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[2]

Awards and nominations

Group	Award	Winner/Nominee	Won
Academy Awards	Best Foreign Language Film		Nominated
Festróia – Tróia International Film Festival	Best Screenplay	Dominique Deruddere	Won
Festróia – Tróia International Film Festival	Golden Dolphin	Dominique Deruddere	Nominated
Joseph Plateau Awards	Best Belgian Actor	Josse De Pauw	Won
	Best Belgian Actress	Eva Van Der Gucht	Nominated
	Best Belgian Director	Dominique Deruddere
	Best Belgian Film
Ljubljana International Film Festival	Audience Award	Dominique Deruddere	Won

References

^ "Everybody's Famous!". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
^ "Everybody's Famous!". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
^ "Fanney Khan song Mohabbat: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a true blue diva". The Indian Express. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

External links

Everybody's Famous! at IMDb
Everybody's Famous! at Rotten Tomatoes
Everybody's Famous! at Metacritic

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[1] "Everybody's Famous!". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

[2] "Everybody's Famous!". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

[3] "Fanney Khan song Mohabbat: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a true blue diva". The Indian Express. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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