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California Schemin'

California Schemin'

Get rich or try lying.

20261h 47m

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.

Directed by James McAvoy
Written by Archie Thomson, Gavin Bain
Produced by Guy J. Louthan, Danny Page
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Top Cast

Séamus McLean Ross

Séamus McLean Ross

Gavin Bain

Samuel Bottomley

Samuel Bottomley

Billy Boyd

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Anthony

Lucy Halliday

Lucy Halliday

Mary Boyd

Amber Anderson

Amber Anderson

Amy

Sonny Poon Tip

Sonny Poon Tip

Simon

Rebekah Murrell

Rebekah Murrell

Tessa

J

Jennifer Winn

Hayley

David Witts

David Witts

David Goren

David Goren

Themes & Keywords

rap musichip-hopbiographybased on true storyhoax1990s

About California Schemin'

California Schemin' is a music, comedy, drama film released in 2026 exploring themes of rap music, hip-hop, biography, based on true story, hoax, 1990s. Directed by James McAvoy, it stars Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, James McAvoy. 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.

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