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Fame (1980)

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts. (source: imdb.com)

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Eddie Barth

Angelo
Irene Cara

Coco
Lee Curreri

Bruno
Laura Dean

Lisa
Boyd Gaines

Michael
Albert Hague

Shorofsky
Paul McCrane

Montgomery
Anne Meara

Mrs. Sherwood
Joanna Merlin

Miss Berg
Barry Miller

Ralph
Jim Moody

Farrell
Gene Anthony Ray

Leroy
Maureen Teefy

Doris
Debbie Allen

Lydia
Richard Belzer

M.C.
Isaac Mizrahi

Touchstone
Sal Piro

Rocky Horror M.C.
Loris Sallahian

Drama Student
F.X. Vitolo

Frankie
Michael DeLorenzo

Dancer
Karen Ford

Dancer
Meg Tilly

Dancer
Anthony Evans

Musician
Holland Taylor

Claudia van Doren

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Release Date

16 May 1980

Tagline

If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got.

Genre

Drama, Music, Musical

Country

USA

Filming Locations

Haaren High School, 10th Avenue 59th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Language

English, Spanish, French

Sound Mix

Dolby, 70 mm 6-Track

Color

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Ensemble Film, Showbiz Drama

Mood

Only Human

Themes

Dancer's Life, Actor's Life, Teachers and Students, Inner City Blues, High School Life, Body Image and Self-Esteem

Tones

Earnest, Passionate, Rousing, Gritty, Moody, Forceful

Wikipedia

Fame is a 1980 American musical film conceived and produced by David De Silva and directed by Alan Parker. Its screenplay is by Christopher Gore, its choreography by Louis Falco and musical score by Michael Gore. The film follows a group of students through their studies at the New York High School of Performing Arts (which later merged with the High School of Music and Art to become the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts). The film is split into sections corresponding to auditions, freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years. The film ranked number 42 on Entertainment Weekly's 2006 list of the "50 Best High School Movies".