I'm Going to Be Famous
| I'm Going to Be Famous | |
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| Directed by | Paul Leder |
| Screenplay by | Paul Leder |
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| Cinematography | Joel King |
| Edited by | Paul Leder |
| Music by | Jay Asher |
Production company | L. T. Productions[1] |
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Running time | 96 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English |
I'm Going to Be Famous is a 1983 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Paul Leder, and starring Dick Sargent, Roslyn Kind, Vivian Blaine, Paul Coufos, and Meredith MacRae.[3] Its plot follows a group of ambitious actors who resort to violence, blackmail, and murder while vying to appear in a play by a famous author.
Cast
[edit]- Dick Sargent as The Director
- Roslyn Kind as Kitty March
- Vivian Blaine as Laura Lowell
- Paul Coufos as Ron Michaels
- Meredith MacRae as Susan Barker
- Joe Michael Terry as Kevin McGraw
- Greg Mullavey as Harold Green
- Robert Q. Lewis as Himself
- Robin Stille as Actress on stage
- Anthony Caldarella as Eddie Garth
Release
[edit]The film was released on VHS in the United Kingdom in 1983.[4]
Reception
[edit]In his book Movies on TV and Videocassette, 1991-1992, writer Steven H. Scheuer wrote of the film: "Utilizing directorial set-ups not glimpsed since the early talkies and dishing out showbiz cliches you may have forgotten, this incredible film should only be experienced after one gets a 'Backstage Experience' inoculation."[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rabkin 1998, p. 470.
- ↑ "I'm Going to Be Famous". TV Guide.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Lisanti 2012, p. 278.
- ↑ "Video Slot". Midweek. February 15, 1983. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Scheuer 1990, p. 508.
Sources
[edit]- Lisanti, Tom (2012). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-47165-2.
- Rabkin, Leslie Y. (1998). The Celluloid Couch: An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-83462-0.
- Scheuer, Steven H. (1990). Movies on TV and Videocassette, 1991-1992. New York City, New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-553-28801-8.