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Name: Fame
Released: 1980-5-16
Cast: Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Boyd Gaines

Fame

R
2h 7m
1980

79%

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In the high-pressure cauldron of New York City, talented students at the High School for the Performing Arts strive to escape a life of urban poverty, perfect their art, find success in the entertainment business and achieve the ultimate goal--FAME.

Director:

Alan Parker

Producer:

David De Silva, Alan Marshall

Writer:

Christopher Gore

Cast:

Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Boyd Gaines, Albert Hague, Tresa Hughes, Steve Inwood, Paul McCrane, Anne Meara, Joanna Merlin, Barry Miller, Jim Moody, Gene Anthony Ray, Maureen Teefy, Debbie Allen

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

79%

Critics Consensus: Just because Fame is a well-acted musical doesn't mean it flinches against its surprisingly heavy topics.

Reviews

InSession Film

Zita Short

This is an unbalanced mess at a lot of points and that stops you from fully enjoying its occasional moments of greatness.

February 7, 2023

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Gay Community News (Boston)

Maida Tilchen

Not only is the singing and dancing in this movie excellent, it is also done in a spontaneous and natural way, giving it a realistic quality much more exciting and inspiring than the staged musical sequences in most movie musicals.

With a lot of energy and talent going for it, you can't help wanting to like Fame. Yet the sad truth is that the film falls short of its potential in almost every way.

November 3, 2021

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El Pais (Spain)

Jesús Fernández Santos

Alan Parker's great virtue is to know how to tell a unique and effective story, without boasting. [Full Review in Spanish]

Numerous performance scenes are expertly woven into Christopher Gore's screenplay following the audition-to-graduation fortunes of a handful of students, and the result is a joyful celebration of youth, hope and talent.

July 17, 2019

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