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I Want to Be Famous(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-07-07
62%
5 Votes
Time: 0h 40m
The uncertainties of childhood.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
West Midlands Arts
Movie: I Want to Be Famous
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stephen Bratt
Steve
Stuart Elliot
Stuart
Andy Gough
Andy
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