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I Want to Be Famous (1976)

1976-07-07 · 37m · EN
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The uncertainties of childhood.

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.

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Roger LambertDirector, Writer

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Stephen BrattStephen BrattSteveStuart ElliotStuart ElliotStuartAndy GoughAndy GoughAndyJoyce PembertonJoyce PembertonMotherKeith GroomKeith GroomFatherTed GrayTed GrayBandmasterSteve HandforthSteve HandforthTeacherVanessa DoranVanessa DoranTeacherBrian WarrilowBrian WarrilowPark KeeperEric BallEric BallMan in StreetMatthew BarlowMatthew BarlowSoldierArnold BrattArnold BrattSoldier

Keywords

Male friendshipLonelinessParentsDifficult childhoodViolent fantasiesChild sexuality

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityMale Friendship · Loneliness · ParentsDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference1316607Actor preference489987 · 1518868 · 1518869

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What is I Want to Be Famous about?

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.

How long is I Want to Be Famous?

I Want to Be Famous has a runtime of 37 minutes.