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65% Critic Match
I Want to Be Famous
“The uncertainties of childhood.”
6.5 / 10• 1976• 40m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Eleven-year-old Steve is the smallest boy in class. He thinks girls are soppy, detests football and prefers painting. To alleviate his loneliness, he occasionally escapes into an excitingly violent fantasy realm of his own creation. His best mate Stuart is the only solid thing in a comfortless world where people argue too much… usually about Steve.
Cast & Crew
Stephen Bratt
Steve
Lead
Stuart Elliot
Stuart
Andy Gough
Andy
JP
Joyce Pemberton
Mother
KG
Keith Groom
Father
TG
Ted Gray
Bandmaster
SH
Steve Handforth
Teacher
VD
Vanessa Doran
Teacher
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roger Lambert's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Want to Be Famous is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
