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 Russell Dykstra Isla Fisher Ryan Johnson Michael Carman Lena Cruz Tony Nikolakopoulos Costas Kilias Chantal Contouri Felix Williamson Bert Newton Rove McManus |
| Music by | David Hirschfelder |
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| Distributed by | Hoyts |
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Release date
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2003 |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,227,588 |
The Wannabes, (US title: Criminal Ways), is a 2003 Australian comedy film starring Nick Giannopoulos, Russell Dykstra, Isla Fisher, Ryan Johnson, Michael Carman, Lena Cruz, Tony Nikolakopoulos, Costas Kilias, Chantal Contouri and Felix Williamson. Rove McManus also appears in the film as himself, promoting The Wannabes on his TV show Rove Live.
Danny (Nick Giannopoulos) is a talentless entertainer who is hired by Marcus (Russell Dykstra) and his motley crew to turn them into the biggest kids' group since The Wiggles. But while Danny is training 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 has hosted a party for her grandchild, and booked all the best child entertainers in town to perform, and as The Wannabes prepare for the show, two of the characters steal the necklace.
The burglary doesn't go as planned, so 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 kids' 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. Their fame continues to build until Aurora Van Dyke discovers 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, but kids groups do.
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