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Everybody's Famous!
Miramax Films

Everybody's Famous! reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 60 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA RATING: R for some sexuality/nudity

Starring Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt, Thekla Reuten, Victor Löw, Gert Portael, and Alain Van Goethem

An original and hilarious comedy about how far some people are willing to go for fame. (Miramax)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Dominique Deruddere  
DIRECTED BY: Dominique Deruddere  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: November 13, 2001 
Video: November 13, 2001 
Theatrical: July 6, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Belgium / France / Netherlands 
LANGUAGE(S): Dutch (with English subtitles) 

Original title in Belgium "Iedereen beroemd!"; Nominated as Best Foreign Language Film, 73rd Annual Academy Awards

What The Critics Said

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100
San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
The result is a sprightly, entertaining film, but one in which the satire is neutralized for laughs.
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80
New Times (L.A.) Bill Gallo
If there's any justice in moviedom, this summer's feel-good hit will be an unassuming Dutch comedy called Everybody's Famous!
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80
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Hearty mainstream comedy with a sharp satirical edge balanced with just enough sentimentality to send audiences home happy.
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80
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
This is the first feature I've seen by writer-director Dominique Deruddere, and I hope it won't be the last.
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75
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Light summer fun with a Flemish accent.
75
Chicago Tribune Loren King
Likable comedy about ordinary people stumbling badly and then triumphing.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
A good-natured comedy of errors from Belgium, should elicit smiles, if not belly laughs.
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75
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
A delightful comedic twist on Martin Scorsese's "King of Comedy."
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75
Boston Globe Loren King
A likable satire on celebrity, Flemish-style, it is no less pointed than its American counterparts, just a lot less pompous.
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70
Village Voice Mark Holcomb
Too brisk and plucky to dislike.
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70
TV Guide Frank Lovece
Sometimes seems as noisy and unrefined as Jean himself. But it has just as much heart, and builds up to rousingly "Rocky"-like climax.
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67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
It makes for a sweet and heartwarming story even as it celebrates and justifies the entire ridiculous phenomenon that Deruddere has been spoofing all along.
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60
Washington Post Desson Thomson
The more you lower your expectations, the more you'll learn to laugh.
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50
The New York Times Dana Stevens
With its likable blue-collar characters and its unpretentious exuberance, Everybody's Famous is reminiscent of recent British comedies like "Brassed Off" and "The Full Monty."
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50
Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
The intentional and unintentional absurdities of the plot do pay off, with a happy ending that's outlandish enough to be entertaining.
40
Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
Messy, frantic, and repetitive, Everybody Famous! takes on both vapid pop culture and the mindless hoi polloi that consumes it.
38
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
It's nice, but it's not much of a comedy.
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30
LA Weekly Chuck Wilson
The one saving grace is a sweet, affecting performance by Werner de Smedt.
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