I Used To Be Famous is a music-drama-comedy movie written by Eddie Sternberg and Zak Klein and directed by Eddie Sternberg. The movie stars Ed Skrin as Vince, Leo Long as Stevie, Eoin Macken as Austin and Lorraine Ashbourne as Cheryl in leading roles, along with other cast members. The movie has a runtime of 104 minutes.
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Vinne D is the leader and the face of the boy band, Stereo Dream. He is a young and famous member of a popular band doing world tours and one can only imagine a lifetime of luxury for someone at his level. Unfortunately, things are not the same twenty years later. Vinnie D is now just Vince, struggling to meet the ends and looking for a second chance at music.
Vince has been going from one bar to the other and only facing rejection. While his fellow bandmate, Austin Roberts is holding a farewell tour, Vince is still looking to get back into the music scene. He is unemployed and broke but he hasn’t given up. Vince meets Stevie, an eighteen-year-old boy and they hit it off right away. Stevie might not be experienced in music but he has skills and he reignites the passion inside Vince.
Stevie has autism but it isn’t the focus of the film. He is portrayed as just another normal person who has dreams and wants to live like everybody else. The only person holding him back is his own her. She is protective of her son but doesn’t realize that she is stopping her son from growing and finding his potential. Vince was the one who showed Stevie that his talent need to be rotten away at home.
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Amber tried to stop Stevie from hanging out with Vince but she could see how happy Stevie was with him and how much he had grown in a short span of time. After all, Stevie only needed a friend and he found it in Vince. While playing at a bar, Vince gets violent to protect Stevie but his mom’s fears come back and she breaks them up again. Vince had started feeling happy lately as well and his world was empty again. Stevie shared the same feelings as him.
Vince had a younger brother and Stevie often reminded him of him. While playing with Stevie, Vince felt like he was playing with his long-lost brother. Vince’s brother died of a terminal illness and since then, Vince’s career also went downhills. Although we don’t know what did Vince really do for twenty years but from the looks of it, he was still preparing for his debut solo album. He thought of finally giving up and going back to his hometown but Stevie found a gig for them this time.
Just when things were going good for them again, Vince’s old friend and bandmate Austin Roberts made him an offer that could change his life. However, accepting that offer meant leaving behind Stevie and their banc, The Tin Men. Stevie was mature about it and let Vince go but he was upset about it for a long time until he decided to stand up for himself. He decided to pursue his dream of joining a music school and becoming a musician like other people.
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Vince had gotten an opportunity of a lifetime and it was all thanks to Stevie, who changed his life. The feelings were the same both ways and both of them were grateful for each other. However, Vince had made a promise to Stevie, the same he had made to his brother before he passed away. Vince couldn’t keep the promise to his brother and didn’t want to do it again with his new brother. In the end, Vince stops running after his dream of twenty years and finds something that makes him happier than that- helping people heal with music. The card and timid Stevie felt like a rockstar, thanks to Vince.
I Used To Be Famous: Final Thoughts
I Used To Be Famous is a tale of friendship, more than anything else. A heartfelt and vulnerable side of male friendships is something we need more of. Life is uncertain and we never know who or what will change the course of our lives, so it is only better to take chances. The movie shows a struggling side of a forgotten artist but he finds his happiness back in the form of a friend. Friendships can make one’s life better just like any other or maybe even better than others.
I Used To Be Famous is streaming on Netflix.
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