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Fame
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PG,2hrs 15min
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May 19, 1980
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MGM
Synopsis: Fame is set at New York's High School of Performing Arts, where talented teens train for show-business careers. The film concentrates on five of the most gifted students: singer Irene Cara, actors Paul McCrane and Barry Miller, dancer Gene Anthony Ray, and musician Lee Currieri. More so than the subsequent TV series Fame, the film emphasizes the importance of keeping up one's academic achievements in this specialized school. The faculty includes no-nonsense English teacher Ann Meara, erudite musical ... Full Synopsis
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Preceded by Saturday Night Fever and followed by Footloose and Dirty Dancing, Fame is one of the best films focused on dance as a metaphor for success and maturation. Director Alan Parker, showing unusual restraint, shepherds a heartwarming story of rough New York teenagers who grow up while attending a performing arts high school. Their talent at dance enables them to transcend their backgrounds, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Angelo
Coco Hernandez
Montgomery MacNeil
Raul/Ralph Garcia
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"Fame"
Kerington Payne, right in "Fame" (MGM)
Megan Mullaly in "Fame" (MGM)
From left: Bebe Neuwirth and Paul McGill in "Fame" (MGM)
Kherington Payne, right, in "Fame" (MGM)
From left: Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Paul McGill, Paul Iacono and Asher Book in "Fame" (MGM)
Naturi Naughton in "Fame" (MGM)
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