Fame (1980)

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 14m
  • 58

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Alan Parker

Producer:

David De Silva, Alan Marshall

Writer:

Christopher Gore

Release Date:

May 19, 1980

Runtime:

2hr 14m

Synopsis

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Cast

  • Eddie Barth
  • Irene Cara
  • Lee Curreri
  • Laura Dean
  • Antonia Franceschi
  • Boyd Gaines
  • Albert Hague
  • Tresa Hughes
  • Steve Inwood
  • Paul McCrane

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Metacritic

58
metacritic
Based on 12 Critics
8.2

USER SCORE (6)

Universal acclaim based on 6 Reviews
88

Fame is a genuine treasure, moving and entertaining, a movie that understands being a teen-ager as well as Breaking Away did, but studies its characters in a completely different milieu.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
63

A high school version of A Chorus Line, following a half-dozen talented students at New York High School for the performing arts as they try to become show-biz stars. When the kids perform, the movie sings, but their fictionalized personal stories are melodramatic drivel. [11 July 1980, p.8]

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Metacritic review by Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
60

The song and dance scenes are hard to beat in terms of sheer energy and atmosphere, but the dramatic storylines leave several loose ends.

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Metacritic review by Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Empire
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