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Fame does strange things to people.

In the new film, Lurker, a young retail clerk makes his way into the inner circle of a popular rising musician.

And being in that orbit is intoxicating.

This friendship isn't really built to last.

The power imbalance between the guy who feels like a nobody and the guy who travels with an entourage inevitably becomes a strain.

And that becomes painful, then maybe even dangerous.

I'm Stephen Thompson.

And I'm Linda Holmes.

This is Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR, and today we are talking about Lurker.

Joining us today are our co-hosts, Aisha Harris.

Hello, Aisha.

Hello, Linda.

And Glenn Weldon.

Hello, Glenn.

Hey, Bell.

We are so happy to be all here together to talk about this, I would not say,

cheerful and upbeat film, but we're going to get into it.

Lurker begins with a young guy named Matthew, played by Theodore Pellarin, who works in a clothing store. A popular

young musician named Oliver, played by Archie Medeckwe, comes into the store surrounded by an

aura of specialness, and Matthew can't help trying to get Oliver's

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