''Everybody's Famous!'' () is a 2000 Belgian satirical comedy film directed by

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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

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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 *

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– Debbie *

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– Michael Jensen * – Chantal Vereecken * Ianka Fleerackers – Gaby * – Lizzy * – Knappe man * – NTO directeur * – Omroepster * Marc Didden – Cameraman

Reception

Critical response

''Everybody's Famous'' has an approval rating of 55% on

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, 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".

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assigned the film a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Awards and nominations

References

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