Story Line
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.
“Get rich or try lying.”
Top Cast
Séamus McLean Ross
Gavin Bain
Samuel Bottomley
Billy Boyd
James McAvoy
Anthony
Lucy Halliday
Mary Boyd
Amber Anderson
Amy
Sonny Poon Tip
Simon
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Rating
6.0/ 10
Release Date
2026-04-10
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
MusicComedyDrama
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6/10
•4/15/2026Based 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 o...