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Killing Bono
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Killing Bono is a 2011 Irish comedy movie based on the memoirs of music journalist Neil McCormick. It follows the story of Neil and his brother Ivan in their quest to become rich and famous rockstars, only to find themselves dramatically overshadowed by their former school-friend Paul Hewson (better known to the world as Bono) and his band U2.To make matters worse, back in their school days Ivan auditioned for a place in U2 and (unbeknownst to him) the band decided they wanted him to join, but a disgruntled Neil made an executive decision and refused the offer on his brother's behalf. After witnessing Bono's meteoric rise to fame, Neil feels he owes it to his brother to make their band Shook Up! even more successful than U2. Only, things don't quite go according to plan...Starring Ben Barnes (of Chronicles Of Narnia fame) as Neil, Misfits star Robert Sheehan as Ivan, and Martin McCann (Clash Of The Titans) as Bono. Also features Krysten Ritter, Peter Serafinowicz, and the late Pete Postlethwaite (in his final performance).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Annoying Younger Sibling: Inverted. Neil is a massive annoyance to Ivan (well, to just about everyone he meets really) and is by far the more immature of the two. | |
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Bittersweet Ending: After all the hardship and struggle, it's a little disheartening to see Neil just fail in his attempt to become a rockstar. On the other hand, at least he went on to be a successful writer and ended up marrying Gloria. | |
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Based on a True Story | |
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This is lampshaded in the promotional materials for the movie - one of the taglines was actually "Based on a True-ish Story". | |
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Born Unlucky: Neil. His luck is so astonishingly bad that at times it really does seem like the entire cosmos is out to get him. Ivan lampshades this more than once. At least some of it can be chalked up to What an Idiot!, however. "We'd rather play to 500 of our own fans than 50,000 of yours." | |
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The '80s | |
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The '80s: Complete with '80s Hair, alarming fashions and some kick-ass music. A bit of an Anachronism Stew, however, as the music and fashions don't quite match the times. | |
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Artistic License: Although the basic premise of the story was true (i.e. former school friends of U2 attempt to become global rockstars) almost everything else was exaggerated or made up entirely for the sake of drama. None of the stuff with the guns and the gangsters ever really happened. And it was actually Neil himself who passed up the opportunity to join U2, not Ivan. This is lampshaded in the promotional materials for the movie - one of the taglines was actually "Based on a True-ish Story". | |
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