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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Not For Children, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 11/13/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: Dutch Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Miramax Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Crime Comedy, Showbiz Comedy

Just how far should a father go to help his daughter gain fame and fortune? Jean (Josse de Pauw) lives in a working-class Belgian community, where he holds down a job at a bottle factory with his friend Willy (Werner De Smedt). Jean and his wife Chantal (Gert Portael) have a teenage daughter, Marva (Eva Van Der Gucht), who like her father, is interested in music; Jean likes to write songs in his spare time, while Marva dreams of becoming a singer. But Jean's songs don't seem to impress anyone but Willy, and while Marva has a good voice, she's overweight, has little charisma, and seems a poor prospect for success in show business. When the bottle factory is shut down, both Jean and Willy are thrown into dire circumstances, and Jean is trying to figure out how to support his family when his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. He is offered a ride by a friendly stranger, whom Jean soon recognizes as Debbie (Thekla Reuten), a well-known pop singer. In a flash of ill-advised inspiration, Jean gives Debbie a heavily drugged beverage, and after she passes out, he spirits her away to a cottage in the woods. He then contacts Debbie's manager (Victor Low), informing him that he has the star hidden away -- and if he ever wants to see her again, Marva has to be given a chance to sing on national television. Iedereen Beroemd! was shown in competition at the 2000 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Josse de Pauw - Jean Vereecken
Werner De Smedt - Willy van Outreve
Eva Van Der Gucht - Marva Vereecken
Thekla Reuten - Debbie
Victor Löw - Michael Jansen

Dominique Deruddere's comedy Everybody's Famous comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The Dutch soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from Disney/Buena Vista that offers excellent sound and picture quality. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide