I'm Going to Be Famous

I'm Going to Be Famous
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Directed by	Paul Leder
Screenplay by	Paul Leder
Produced by	Paul Leder Joe Michael Terry
Starring	Dick Sargent Roslyn Kind Vivian Blaine Paul Coufos Meredith MacRae
Cinematography	Joel King
Edited by	Paul Leder
Music by	Jay Asher
Production company	L. T. Productions [1]
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

• 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

The film was released on VHS in the United Kingdom in 1983. ^[4]

Reception

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

1. Rabkin 1998, p. 470.
2. "I'm Going to Be Famous". TV Guide . Archived from the original on March 7, 2025.
3. Lisanti 2012, p. 278.
4. "Video Slot". Midweek. February 15, 1983. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Scheuer 1990, p. 508.

Sources

• 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.

External links

• I'm Going to Be Famous at IMDb