difficult childhood,male friendship,loneliness,parents,violent fantasies,boyhood,child sexuality

I Want to Be Famous (1976)

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The uncertainties of childhood.

Eleven-year-old Steve is the smallest boy in class. He thinks girls are soppy, detests football and prefers painting. To alleviate his loneliness, he occasionally escapes into an excitingly violent fantasy realm of his own creation. His best mate Stuart is the only solid thing in a comfortless world where people argue too much… usually about Steve.

Cast & Crew

Director
Roger Lambert
  • Profile picture of Stephen Bratt
    Steve Stephen Bratt
  • Profile picture of Stuart Elliot
    Stuart Stuart Elliot
  • Profile picture of Andy Gough
    Andy Andy Gough

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Keywords

  • difficult childhood
  • male friendship
  • loneliness
  • parents
  • violent fantasies
  • boyhood
  • child sexuality