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I Used to Be Famous

Follows Vince, a desperate former popstar who dreams of making a comeback. An impromptu jam session with autistic young drummer Stevie sparks an unexpected friendship between the two misunderstood musicians.

Director

Eddie Sternberg

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, music

Box Office

N/A

Production

Forty Foot Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81426667

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Vince

Amber

Eleanor Matsuura

Stevie

Austin

Cheryl

Lorraine Ashbourne

Dennis

Dia

Vince (19)

Mel

Dave

Joe

Britney

Nadira

Aiyana Goodfellow

Sammy

Mike

Max

Jediael Stiling

Bradley

Austin (19)

Ted (14)

Priya

Cheryl (30s)

Nicole Avraamides

Vince (11)

Ted (7)

Third Year Student

Job Consultant

Marnie

Jessica Murrain

Bar Manager

Jennifer Joseph

JTU Manager

Phillip

Jay

Concert Reporter

Gethin Jones

Kimberly Walsh

Kimberley Walsh

Mysie

Drum Circle Member

Saul Zur-Szpiro

Drum Circle Member

Callum Grant-Cadwell

Drum Circle Member

Michael Brookstein

Drum Circle Member

Sylvia Brookstein

Drum Circle Member

Fathima Menar Ali

Drum Circle Member

Drum Circle Member

Drum Circle Member

Audience Member

Funeral Attendee

Tin Men Fan

Charlie Bentley

Football Lad

Neighbour

Bar Patron

Concert Fan

Gig Fan

Concert Fan

Stylist

Crowd at Concert

Priest

Boy Band, Boy 3

Prashray Panday

Press Photographer

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Community Matters, yeah? - I Used to Be Famous

Community Matters, yeah?

♪ Lead me to the promised land… ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Lead me to the promised land… ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Hey, hey ♪

Never mind. Look, Stevie.
Stevie, I need to level with you, okay? - I Used to Be Famous

Never mind. Look, Stevie. Stevie, I need to level with you, ...

Dude, what do you want more
than anything else in this entire world? - I Used to Be Famous

Dude, what do you want more than anything else in this entir...

Right. Listen, if we do this gig, - I Used to Be Famous

Right. Listen, if we do this gig,

All right, and if we impress him, Stevie, - I Used to Be Famous

All right, and if we impress him, Stevie,

[chuckles] - I Used to Be Famous

He'd be… 34, - I Used to Be Famous

Oh God, I'm…
I'm really sorry to hear that. - I Used to Be Famous

Oh God, I'm… I'm really sorry to hear that.

Yeah? You don't dance anymore, no? - I Used to Be Famous

Yeah? You don't dance anymore, no?

You know… - I Used to Be Famous

I was but… yeah. Things change. - I Used to Be Famous

I was but… yeah. Things change.

There's not going to be a gig, Stevie.
Can you please stop mentioning that? - I Used to Be Famous

There's not going to be a gig, Stevie. Can you please s...

Well… actually… - I Used to Be Famous

Well… actually…

He wants to perform and…
he needs an audience. He said it before. - I Used to Be Famous

He wants to perform and… he needs an audience. He said it be...

Ideas in his… - I Used to Be Famous

Ideas in his…

Anything about autism?
Anything… - I Used to Be Famous

Anything about autism? Anything…

Sorry. Sorry, baby. Stevie? Stevie,
just take a deep breath. Deep breath. - I Used to Be Famous

Sorry. Sorry, baby. Stevie? Stevie, just take a deep breath....

One second. Don't… move or do…
Don't do anything. - I Used to Be Famous

One second. Don't… move or do… Don't do anything....

[high-pitched tone] - I Used to Be Famous

[high-pitched tone]

Stevie. Stevie, remember that Dia song? - I Used to Be Famous

Stevie. Stevie, remember that Dia song?

♪ Achumbale chu ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Achumbale chu ♪

[both] ♪ Achumbale chu ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

[both] ♪ Achumbale chu ♪

Well done, mate. - I Used to Be Famous

Well done, mate.

[Stevie breathing deeply] - I Used to Be Famous

[Stevie breathing deeply]

Just… Just breathe. - I Used to Be Famous

Just… Just breathe.

It is, innit?
I just need to write some killer lyrics. - I Used to Be Famous

It is, innit? I just need to write some killer lyrics.

Yeah. Me too.
And it'll make you stand out. - I Used to Be Famous

Yeah. Me too. And it'll make you stand out.

Just… keep practicing, mate, and you'll
be the next Bach before you know it. - I Used to Be Famous

Just… keep practicing, mate, and you'll be the next Bac...

Why would I want to be Bach? I'm me. - I Used to Be Famous

Why would I want to be Bach? I'm me.

Back in the day
when I used to walk out on stage, - I Used to Be Famous

Back in the day when I used to walk out on stage,

I wanted to do my own thing anyway, so… - I Used to Be Famous

I wanted to do my own thing anyway, so…

Shall we, uh… work on these lyrics? - I Used to Be Famous

Shall we, uh… work on these lyrics?

-Yeah, man.
-[Stevie] One, two, three, four… - I Used to Be Famous

-Yeah, man. -[Stevie] One, two, three, four…

[indistinct chatter] - I Used to Be Famous

[indistinct chatter]

Make sure to slap that
on the story, fellas. - I Used to Be Famous

Make sure to slap that on the story, fellas.

-Hashtag… smoothie porn.
-Yes, sir. - I Used to Be Famous

-Hashtag… smoothie porn. -Yes, sir.

-[boy] Straw-gasm!
-[boy 2 laughs] - I Used to Be Famous

-[boy] Straw-gasm! -[boy 2 laughs]

[boy 2 laughs] - I Used to Be Famous

You can tell the A&R guys, you can
tell the publishers, absolutely not. - I Used to Be Famous

You can tell the A&R guys, you can tell the publishers, ...

♪ See right through me
With those eyes of brown ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ See right through me With those eyes of brown ♪

Uh, wait here, please. - I Used to Be Famous

Uh, wait here, please.

♪ Hear her calling, I'm already there ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Hear her calling, I'm already there ♪

[sighs] - I Used to Be Famous

What's happening, bruv? How are you, man?
-Hey. Oh, good, yeah. - I Used to Be Famous

What's happening, bruv? How are you, man? -Hey. Oh, goo...

Listen, I'm deep in rehearsal,
so I don't have a huge amount of time. - I Used to Be Famous

Listen, I'm deep in rehearsal, so I don't have a h...

You sound tight. Well drilled, man - I Used to Be Famous

You sound tight. Well drilled, man

Um, just working on a new EP, - I Used to Be Famous

Um, just working on a new EP,

I discovered this…
brilliant little drummer, actually. - I Used to Be Famous

I discovered this… brilliant little drummer, actually.

Yeah, and I've got this, uh, gig
coming up. It's exciting. It's, uh… - I Used to Be Famous

Yeah, and I've got this, uh, gig coming up. It's e...

Yeah, man, you know. You know yourself,
you gotta put in the work. - I Used to Be Famous

Yeah, man, you know. You know yourself, you gotta put in the...

[scoffs] - I Used to Be Famous

I gotta take a pee
before the next rehearsal… - I Used to Be Famous

I gotta take a pee before the next rehearsal…

With the support acts, - I Used to Be Famous

With the support acts,

I just thought maybe you could come down
if you got time or whatever. - I Used to Be Famous

I just thought maybe you could come down if you got time or ...

Okay, but, you know… - I Used to Be Famous

Okay, but, you know…

-Okay.
-Well… - I Used to Be Famous

-Okay. -Well…

[chuckles] - I Used to Be Famous

It's about attitude and presence, man.
Yeah. - I Used to Be Famous

It's about attitude and presence, man. Yeah.

-Take a deep breath.
-[inhales] - I Used to Be Famous

-Take a deep breath. -[inhales]

[laughs] - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Seven nights and I never told a soul ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Seven nights and I never told a soul ♪

That is a lot of people. - I Used to Be Famous

That is a lot of people.

♪ And I never told a soul ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ And I never told a soul ♪

Sorry, guys. Excuse me, please. Sorry. - I Used to Be Famous

Sorry, guys. Excuse me, please. Sorry.

Wild's my middle name, so… - I Used to Be Famous

Wild's my middle name, so…

Let's hear a massive round
for the wonderful Mysie! - I Used to Be Famous

Let's hear a massive round for the wonderful Mysie!

All right, ladies and gentlemen,
we have a debut! - I Used to Be Famous

All right, ladies and gentlemen, we have a debut!

Now, here… here at Peckham's Finest - I Used to Be Famous

Now, here… here at Peckham's Finest

So from the square, just off Rye Lane, - I Used to Be Famous

So from the square, just off Rye Lane,

Denham. Like denim but… Denham. - I Used to Be Famous

Denham. Like denim but… Denham.

Ladies and gentlemen, - I Used to Be Famous

Ladies and gentlemen,

[feedback screeches] - I Used to Be Famous

[feedback screeches]

[plays simple, deep notes] - I Used to Be Famous

[plays simple, deep notes]

♪ There's a miracle outside my window ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ There's a miracle outside my window ♪

♪ When I was young and free ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ When I was young and free ♪

♪ When I was young and free ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ When I was young and free ♪

Can I get a "fuck yeah"!? - I Used to Be Famous

Can I get a "fuck yeah"!?

[audience chuckles] - I Used to Be Famous

[audience chuckles]

Um… - I Used to Be Famous

♪ There is a house in New Orleans ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ There is a house in New Orleans ♪

♪ And it's been the ruin
Of many a poor boy ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ And it's been the ruin Of many a poor boy ♪

This, um… - I Used to Be Famous

This, um… - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Last night I had a dream
That we were laughing ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ Last night I had a dream That we were laughing ♪

I paid to watch music, not this shit. - I Used to Be Famous

I paid to watch music, not this shit.

♪ If I could change one thing ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ If I could change one thing ♪

-It's rubbish. - I Used to Be Famous

♪ I've been living without you ♪ - I Used to Be Famous

♪ I've been living without you ♪

I Used to Be Famous poster

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Follows Vince, a desperate former popstar who dreams of making a comeback. An impromptu jam session with autistic young drummer Stevie sparks an unexpected friendship between the two misunderstood musicians.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Eddie Sternberg

Writer: Eddie Sternberg, Zak Klein

Production: Forty Foot Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama, music

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Sep 2022

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81426667

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