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10/04/2026 Music, Comedy, Drama 1h 47m
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Get rich or try lying.

Overview

In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and an appearance on MTV... until it all came crashing down.

  1. James McAvoy

    Director

  2. Archie Thomson

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Séamus McLean Ross

    Gavin Bain

  2. Samuel Bottomley

    Billy Boyd

  3. Lucy Halliday

    Mary Boyd

  4. Rebekah Murrell

    Tessa

  5. James McAvoy

    Anthony

  6. Jennifer Winn

    Hayley

  7. David Witts

    Jez Barton

  8. Sonny Poon Tip

    Simon

  9. Amber Anderson

    Amy

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-04-15
Based very loosely on a true story (or lie!), this tells the story of two Dundonian rappers - Gavin (Séamus McLean Ross) and Billy (Samuel Bottomley) - as they strive to escape the mundanity of their call-centre jobs and take their own earthy brand of street-poetry to an unreceptive music industry. They have tried all of the traditional methods of getting noticed, but it is now at the point where even record company receptionists are hanging up on them. That is when they hit on a idea. Why not pretend they are from California? How hard can it be? Well their first go doesn't get them very far,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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