The Wannabes
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| The Wannabes | |
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 The Wannabes film poster |
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| Directed by | Nick Giannopoulos |
| Produced by | Nick Giannopoulos Tom Burstall |
| Written by | Nick Giannopoulos Chris Anastassides Ray Boseley |
| Starring | Nick Giannopoulos Russel Dykstra Isla Fisher Ryan Johnson Michael Carman Lena Cruz Tony Nikolakopoulos Costas Kilias Chantal Contouri Felix Williamson |
| Music by | Daivd Hirschfelder |
| Distributed by | Hoyts |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 92 mins |
| Language | English |
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The Wannabes was a 2003 Australian motion picture comedy starring Nick Giannopoulos, Russel Dykstra, Isla Fisher, Ryan Johnson, Michael Carman, Lena Cruz, Tony Nikolakopoulos, Costas Kilias, Chantal Contouri and Felix Williamson.
[edit] Plot
Danny (Nick Giannopoulos) is a talentless entertainer who is hired by Marcus (Russell Dykstra) and his motley crew to turn them into the biggest thing since The Wiggles. But while Danny trains them to become The Wannabes, they're secretly planning to use their new identity as cover to pull off a heist of a diamond necklace from the very rich Aurora Van Dyke (Lena Cruz). Aurora's child has a birthday party where all the best child entertainers in town come to perform, and while their act The Wannabes is getting prepaired two of the characters steal the necklace.
The burglary doesn't go as planned, they ditch the necklace and escape the scene without being caught. But after the escapade something totally unexpected happens; they end up becoming the hottest kid's band in the country. They even have The Wannabes merchandise and posters, etc.; they release an album and even do a performance on the Australian show Rove Live. All the success was going well when Aurora Van Dyke discovers that they were the people responsible for trying to steal her necklace. After some escapades including abduction and rescuing, The Wannabes discover crime doesn't pay.
[edit] Trivia
- Rove McManus made an appearance on the film as himself promoting The Wannabes on his show.
- When The Wannabes play on Rove Live the actual Rove Live set is used.
- Nick Giannopoulos is also known for his lead role in the film The Wog Boy.
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