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16 May 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got. morePlot:
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Dekker Slated to Find 'Fame' (From WENN. 30 September 2008, 6:40 PM, PDT)
Wanna Buy A Hobbit?
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 August 2008, 10:38 AM, PDT)
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Fame! I'm going to live forever. I'm going to learn how to fly. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Eddie Barth | ... | Angelo | |
| Irene Cara | ... | Coco | |
| Lee Curreri | ... | Bruno | |
| Laura Dean | ... | Lisa | |
| Antonia Franceschi | ... | Hilary | |
| Boyd Gaines | ... | Michael | |
| Albert Hague | ... | Shorofsky | |
| Tresa Hughes | ... | Mrs. Finsecker | |
| Steve Inwood | ... | François Lafete | |
| Paul McCrane | ... | Montgomery | |
| Anne Meara | ... | Mrs. Sherwood | |
| Joanna Merlin | ... | Miss Berg | |
| Barry Miller | ... | Ralph | |
| Jim Moody | ... | Farrell | |
| Gene Anthony Ray | ... | Leroy |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
134 minCountry:
USAColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Haaren High School, 10th Avenue 59th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA moreFun Stuff
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Director Alan Parker wanted a scene that showed Doris overcoming her fear and becoming an actress. He heard of the audience participation at the local screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and went to check it out. He loved it so much that he not only decided to use it in the film, he had many of the "cast" from the local screenings appear in the film, as the people doing the time-warp on stage when Doris runs up and joins them. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When everyone is dancing in the street, a man in a yellow and black striped shirt changes from dancing on the street, to suddenly dancing on a car. moreQuotes:
Miss Berg: [to Lisa] Less lip, Monroe, more sweat!Dancer: [about Miss Berg] She's just a bitch.
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Isn It Okay If I Call You Mine moreFAQ
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I LOVE this movie.
It is way too bad they don't make movies like this any more, and that teenagers are more amazed by a bunch of trashy movies with big name actors and big time special effects, but not big time plots and characters.
I'm 15 years old, a teenager in the "nothing 90's" (oh, so it's 2000 now, who gives a care?), and being a lover of musicals, 80's high school movies (The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, etc.) and those sort of things, I was recommended this by a "Fame fanatic", my aunt.
I knew after the audition scenes that this was a perfect movie for me. It follows the lives of tear-jerkingly believable characters of several different backgrounds. I laughed, I cried, and I bought the soundtrack. The acting is so excellent that the first time I saw it, I'd forgotten that these were not real living, flesh people, only actors.
There a some flaws, however. There are a few gaps in some of the characters, and the movie should have went on for another 30 minutes, although it was already about 2 hours and 30 minutes (which it didn't feel like). It is also outdated, and you sometimes can't help but laugh at how much it is.
If you've never seen this movie, and you are a fan of musicals, arts, and realistic teenage movies, run, don't walk, to a local video store.
Hopefully, Fame will truly live forever!
My rating: **** (out of 5 *'s)