California Schemin'
“Get rich or try lying.”
2026•1h 47m•6.0•Released
MusicComedyDrama
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.
Director
James McAvoy
Writer
Archie Thomson
Languages
English
Studio
Homefront Productions
Cast
Séamus McLean Ross
Gavin Bain
Samuel Bottomley
Billy Boyd
James McAvoy
Anthony
Lucy Halliday
Mary Boyd
Amber Anderson
Amy
Sonny Poon Tip
Simon
Rebekah Murrell
Tessa
Jennifer Winn
Hayley
David Witts
David Goren
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Chloè Anais Hunt
James Corden
Joy McAvoy
Production
Company
Homefront Productions
Company
Blazing Griffin
Company
Patriot Pictures
Company
National Lottery
Producer
Guy J. Louthan
Producer
Danny Page
Producer
Michael Mendelsohn
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