When Vince recognises Stevie’s talents, he gets to know the young man and forms a band with him. The two become friends, but when Vince is asked to go on a tour with a successful former bandmate, he has a decision to make: leave Stevie behind to achieve a second chance at fame or support Stevie and continue their friendship. ..
In “The Vince Vaughn Files,” the actor and comedian discusses his decision to forgo a successful acting career in favor of a friendship with fellow actor Owen Wilson. The film follows the two friends as they navigate their way through life and work together. Vaughn has said that he made the choice to pursue a friendship over an acting career because he wanted to be able to do things with Wilson that he couldn’t do on his own. He also said that he didn’t want to be typecast as an actor and wanted to branch out into other areas of entertainment. The film follows the two friends as they navigate their way through life and work together. It is interesting to see how Vaughn’s decision affects his relationship with Wilson, who initially supported Vaughn’s decision but eventually becomes frustrated with it. ..
How do Vince and Stevie meet?
Vince’s musical career ended when his boy band split apart. To make ends meet, Vince now plays music on the streets but his talents aren’t appreciated by passers-by. ..
His drummer friend Stevie joins him on a bench and they have an impromptu jam session. Stevie uses the bench as a drum and it’s clear that he has skills as a drummer.
It’s because of Stevie that a number of people gather around them, filming the two musicians on their mobile phones. Amber, Stevie’s mother arrives and pulls her son away but Vince later sees Stevie again when he spots him entering a church hall with his mum.
It is here that Vince first meets Stevie and he is given a second chance to appreciate her talents. Music teacher Dia invites Vince to join them and he takes part in the drumming session that is taking place.
Vince learns that the videos of him and Stevie performing on the bench have gone viral. He uses this as leverage to get a gig at a local pub but as he hasn’t yet asked Stevie to perform with him, his next step is to get the boy’s approval.
Does the gig go ahead?
Vince shows up at the home of Stevie and Amber and is eventually allowed in for tea and jammie dodgers. After telling them about the gig, Stevie is excited but, worried about her son’s safety, Amber is less than keen to let Stevie perform in front of a large crowd. ..
The argument between Vince and Amber causes Stevie to have a panic attack. Vince is able to calm him by replicating the drum session from the music therapy group and this impresses Amber. As a result of this, she tentatively agrees to the gig.
Stevie and Vince rehearse their future act and Vince gets to know more about Stevie, his love of music, and his desire to go to music college.
The crowd gets restless and one man starts mocking Stevie’s drums. Vince tries to keep the show going but it’s not easy. The crowd is getting more and more restless and some people even start throwing objects at the stage. Vince can’t continue playing and has to stop the show.
Vince retaliates by hitting the man and being thrown out of the pub with Stevie. This embarrassing moment becomes even more embarrassing when Austin, who was invited to the gig by Vince, sees his former bandmate picking himself up off the street.
Vince tells Austin to leave and then approaches Stevie to make sure he is okay. Unfortunately, Amber is furious and she tells Vince to permanently stay away from her son.
Does Vince stay away from Stevie?
Vince is upset when he is told he can’t see Stevie and returns home.
Vince plays home videos of himself and his younger brother Ted, and we see the amateur band they formed when they were kids. We then learn through flashbacks that Ted later died and that Vince failed to turn up at his brother’s bedside because of his commitments to his band. ..
It is clear that Vince still feels guilty about this and he visits his mother to ask for his brother’s harmonica. She tearfully tells him that she doesn’t know where it is.
Meanwhile, Stevie creates flyers for their band ‘The Tin Men’ and manages to book a gig.
Stevie tells Vince the good news and he is not sure if they should go ahead with it because of Amber’s feelings. However, Stevie matter-of-factly tells Vince to apologise to Amber for what happened, which Vince later does when he sees the two of them outside the church.
Amber and her son, Vince, go to the music therapy group. Amber is more tolerant of Vince’s relationship with her son, and the three of them go to the group to improve their relationship.
Vince considers the offer from Austin but later decides to decline when he is contacted by another company. ..
Why did Austin contact Vince?
After seeing a video of Vince and Stevie performing, Austin realises that Vince still has what it takes to perform on stage and he asks Vince if he would like to play a few songs at his farewell tour.
Vince is excited about his second chance at fame but is disheartened when he is told by Dennis, Austin’s producer, that Stevie won’t be invited along to perform with him.
Vince tells Stevie the bad news. The young man seems to be disappointed but he tells Vince to go for it regardless as he might not get another chance at fame.
Does Vince choose fame over friendship?
As Vince considers going on a tour with Austin, Stevie prepares for music college by practising his drums.
Amber thanks Vince for his help with music and friendship, but also warns him not to get too close to Stevie.
It was assumed that this would give Vince the incentive to walk away from Stevie in favor of the farewell tour with Austin. We later see Dennis handing him a contract to sign but instead of signing it and taking his second chance at fame, he decides to focus on his friendship with Stevie instead. ..
Stevie’s birthday was a special day. His mum and him noticed signs all around the city that said “VIP Seats - Mini Concert Stage.” After getting to their VIP seats, they were surprised to see Vince perform a special song for Stevie. After that, he invited Stevie on stage with other musicians and they performed together. ..
The movie ends soon after, but it can be assumed that Vince took the teaching job that he was offered and that he continued his friendship with Stevie. ..
Why didn’t Vince take his second chance at fame?
After failing to turn up for his brother before he died, Vince likely returned to Stevie because he didn’t want to give up this opportunity to show care for somebody else who needed him.
It’s likely that Vince realised he didn’t need validation from a crowd to make him feel good. Instead, it can be presumed that Vince realised that friendship is all that matters and that in Stevie and his mum, he had a friendship that he (and they) needed.
Vince McMahon gave up fame for friendship in a move that has helped him achieve success in the wrestling world. This move has helped McMahon become one of the most popular and well-known wrestlers in the world, and it has also made him friends with many people.
I used to be famous. I was in a movie. But now, I’m not so famous anymore. ..
