Everybody's Famous!

Everybody's Famous!
Directed by	Dominique Deruddere
Written by	Dominique Deruddere
Produced by	Dominique Deruddere
Starring	Josse De Pauw Eva Van Der Gucht Werner De Smedt Thekla Reuten Victor Löw
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	12 April 2000 (Belgium)
Running time	97 min.
Country	Belgium
Languages	Dutch, Spanish, English

Everybody's Famous! (Template:Lang-nl) is a 2000 film directed by Dominique Deruddere. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

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
• Thekla Reuten - Debbie
• Victor Löw - Michael Jensen
• Gert Portael - Chantal Vereecken
• Ianka Fleerackers - Gaby
• Alice Reys - Lizzy
• George Arrendell - Knappe man
• François Beukelaers - NTO directeur
• Silvia Claes - Omroepster
• Marc Didden - Cameraman

Awards and nominations

Group	Award	Winner/Nominee	Won
Academy Awards	Best Foreign Language Film		No
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival	Best Screenplay	Dominique Deruddere	Yes
	Golden Dolphin		No
Joseph Plateau Awards	Best Belgian Actor	Josse De Pauw	Yes
	Best Belgian Actress	Eva Van Der Gucht	No
	Best Belgian Director	Dominique Deruddere
	Best Belgian Film
Ljubljana International Film Festival	Audience Award	Dominique Deruddere	Yes

See also

• List of Belgian submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Everybody's Famous! at IMDb
• Everybody's Famous! at Rotten Tomatoes
• Everybody's Famous! at Metacritic