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User Rating:
6.3/10
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Director:
Alan Parker
Writer:
Christopher Gore
Release Date:
23 October 1980 (Hong Kong)
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Genre:
Drama / Music more
Tagline:
If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got. more
Plot Summary:
At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors...
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Plot Keywords:
Coming Of Age
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Price Of Fame
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Passion
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Actor's Life
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Teacher Student Relationship
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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16 nominations
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User Comments:
vocal major, 2005.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)Irene Cara ... Coco HernandezLee Curreri ... Bruno MartelliLaura Dean ... Lisa MonroeAntonia Franceschi ... Hilary van DorenBoyd Gaines ... MichaelAlbert Hague ... Benjamin ShorofskyTresa Hughes ... Mrs. Naomi FinseckerSteve Inwood ... François LafetePaul McCrane ... Montgomery MacNeilAnne Meara ... Mrs. Elizabeth SherwoodJoanna Merlin ... Miss BergBarry Miller ... Ralph Garcey (Raúl García)Jim Moody ... Mr. FarrellGene Anthony Ray ... Leroy JohnsonMaureen Teefy ... Doris Finseckermore
Also Known As:Hot Lunch (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
134 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English / Spanish / French
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) / Dolby
Certification:
Portugal:M/12/ Australia:PG (TV rating) / Argentina:13/ Australia:M/ Chile:14/ Finland:K-12/ France:U/ Iceland:L/ Singapore:NC-16 (cut) / Sweden:11/ UK:15/ USA:R
Filming Locations:
Haaren High School, 10th Avenue 59th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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11% since last week
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Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Trivia:
Albert Hague was an actual teacher at Laguardia when he was hired almost on a whim by the producers to play Benjamin Shorofsky, a role that resurrected his acting career.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Angelo punches the truck driver on the jaw, the trucker's hat comes off as the fight starts. The hat reappears on his head later in the fight.
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Quotes:
Lisa Monroe:
[talking to a black girl during the audition] I like your nose ring. Did it hurt, or is that ethnic?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "ER: Secrets and Lies (#8.16)" (2002)
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Soundtrack:
Isn It Okay If I Call You Mine
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
vocal major, 2005., 8 November 2005
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ayefrsty from United States
I actually just graduated from LaGuardia HS, the HS that "Fame" was
based on as a vocal major (2005). People do not know what LaGuardia HS
is until I mention that it's the "Fame" school. In my four years of
being a student there, I did not watch "Fame". In fact, I just saw it 4
days ago. There are two teachers from the movie that currently teach at
LaGuardia, Penny Frank and Jim Moody.There were some things that did not connect, obviously. For instance,
you would never do pointe freshman year. It captured the student's
spirits very well, however we never broke into song and dance during
lunch, we were too busy eating!! Some people will have their
instruments and jam a bit in the lunchroom or senior lounge. In between
breaks, the dance majors are still in their leotards grabbing lunch.
Music majors have blackout days, where they come into school directly
into the concert hall and not class and rehearse all day. What I do
miss about the school is seeing people cut class to hang out in the
hallway and work on their harmonies. Figuring out math problems while
down the hall, a class would be studying their new Italian aria.I did not feel as if the movie was amazing. In terms of capturing the
spirit of the students, it was incredible. The struggles that all the
students went through was definitely a reality. There were many things
left out in the movie, especially the endings of various situations
between the students.I miss LaGuardia though. Never will I go to a school like that with
people as interesting. I'm in college now and haven't really found
people interesting enough to stimulate my mind. I am proud to be a
graduate of the Fame school, for it was the best four years of my life.
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