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"Fame" (1982): : -- Nov. 30:  As an investigation probes the White House security breach, 1 psychologist calls the couple ‘pathological narcissism at its worst.’ Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with former secret service agent Andrew O’Connell and psychologist Dr. Lillian Glass.
"Fame" (1982): : -- What's it really like at the high school portrayed in the movie? As a graduate of LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts in New York City, Alexis Christoforous knows. And she was in good company.
"Fame" (1982): : -- Nearly 30 years after the original, a new "Fame" hits the big screen. Alexis Christoforous, an alum of the "real" fame school, takes a look at the remake for a new generation.

Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   453 votes
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Creator:
Christopher Gore
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
7 January 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music | Romance more
Plot:
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. full summary
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 35 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
TV Director Harris Dead At 86
 (From WENN. 24 March 2009, 12:10 PM, PDT)
Howard To Front African-American 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'
 (From WENN. 12 December 2007)
User Comments:
I Wouldn`t Watch It Now more (20 total)

Cast

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Albert Hague ... Benjamin Shorofsky / ... (126 episodes, 1982-1987)
Carlo Imperato ... Danny Amatullo / ... (124 episodes, 1982-1987)

Debbie Allen ... Lydia Grant / ... (122 episodes, 1982-1987)
Gene Anthony Ray ... Leroy Johnson / ... (121 episodes, 1982-1987)
Carol Mayo Jenkins ... Elizabeth Sherwood (107 episodes, 1982-1987)
Valerie Landsburg ... Doris Rene Schwartz / ... (88 episodes, 1982-1987)
Ann Nelson ... Mrs. Gertrude Berg / ... (72 episodes, 1982-1987)
Bronwyn Thomas ... Michelle / ... (56 episodes, 1982-1987)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 (DVD) (2007) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | Argentina:Atp
Filming Locations:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
MGM Television more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie was shot in New York City, while the series was shot mostly in Los Angeles. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Live from Washington D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? (1994) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Just Like You more

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User Comments

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1 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
I Wouldn`t Watch It Now, 24 June 2003
Author: Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute, Scotland

FAME was a show that was very popular with my peers as a 15 year old in 1982. I used to watch it myself and did enjoy it for the most part though I wouldn`t confess to anyone I did . The appeal was that it was a very feelgood show that would always start with one of the students composing a ditty then everyone joining in , next thing you know the whole fame academy would have massed ranks of singers dancing about in a real funky way . Then we`d get a storyline which nearly always involved the black kid Leroy Johnson and domestic issues . Then we`d get a serious solo number at the end of the episode , everyone would be friends again and Leroy would live happily ever after , or at least untill the next episode .

I should point out that I`m referring to the first two series because I didn`t realise the show continued untill as late as 1987 , but by the time the last series was aired on the BBC it had been scheduled opposite CORONATION STREET on early evening Wednesdays which is a BBC graveyard slot so I`ve no idea what the later episodes were like and I have very nasty feeling that if I watched an episode of FAME as a 36 year old I`d find it camp and cheesy so I`ll keep the show as a distant teenage memory

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