California Schemin'

California Schemin'

Get rich or try lying.

2026 1h 47m Music Comedy Drama
Director: James McAvoy
Starring: Séamus McLean Ross , Samuel Bottomley , James McAvoy , Lucy Halliday , Amber Anderson ...

Director

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James McAvoy
Director

Cast

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Séamus McLean Ross
Gavin Bain
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Samuel Bottomley
Billy Boyd
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James McAvoy
Anthony
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Lucy Halliday
Mary Boyd
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Amber Anderson
Amy
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Sonny Poon Tip
Simon
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Rebekah Murrell
Tessa
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Jennifer Winn
Hayley
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David Witts
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David Goren
Actor

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.

Production Companies

Homefront Productions

Blazing Griffin

Blazing Griffin

Patriot Pictures

Patriot Pictures

National Lottery

National Lottery

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