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In Alan Parker's FAME, teenagers selected for New York City's High School for the Performing Arts push their talents to the limit to make it big in show business. This episodic tale follows savvy Coco (Irene Cara), timid Doris (Maureen Teefy), gay Montgomery (Paul McCrane), macho Raul (Barry Miller), soulful Bruno (Lee Curreri),.. Read more

Starring	Maureen Teefy, Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri
Director	Alan Parker
Genres	Gay/Lesbian, Music/Musical

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- Cleverly shot and edited slice of life which unfortunately features people whose language and personalities are fairly repellent. The result is like A Chorus Line without the music.
- 32689
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  I'm gonna learn how to fly!
  
  Where else could you leave school at lunchtime in dance gear and stop the traffic on 42nd Street so that you could perform impromptu dance routines on top of ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - hannahg
  - 11 reviews
  - UK
  - 09 Jan 2004 at 21:48
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  Too many characters ...
  
  Too many characters are involved over too long a time for any of them to be explored in depth. The truth is that this is an uneven film. The early use of quick ... read more »
  
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  - DD
  - London
  - 31 Jul 2011 at 11:18
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  rubbish veiwing
  
  Drags on abit but ok. Did nit enjoy it too much.
  
  Was expecting more. Quite disappointing.
  
  Will not watch again
  
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- 999847
- - a customer
  - 02 Jun 2011 at 21:05
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  Fame
  
  Loved the singin', the dancin', the music.
  
  The story of young people trying to make it in show biz has not changed since the film was made.
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 00:00
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  Fame - Alan Parker 1980
  
  This IS the Original. And still by far the best .
  
  Far superior to the overly sentimental and slushy tv series it spawned. And way better than the ... read more »
  
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- - Didave66
  - 1 review
  - Edinburgh
  - 14 Jan 2011 at 15:19
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  Fame 1980
  
  Was really looking forward to seeing the film as had fond memories of the original TV series and sat on the sofa with my 13 year old daughter. I was SOOO ... read more »
  
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- 920803
- - a customer
  - London
  - 04 Sep 2010 at 23:20
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  Boring and disappointing
  
  I was extremely excited when this film arrived, the trailers had made me all excited! only to be very very very disappointed. I felt cheated with the lack of ... read more »
  
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- 919455
- - chloejt
  - 6 reviews
  - Swindon
  - 31 Aug 2010 at 02:32
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  30 years on
  
  Even though the look and outfits may well be dated, the film is gritty, fascinating and with a superb mix of real characters. Nice to see how different it was ... read more »
  
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- - surreyfilmlover
  - 34 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 23 Jun 2010 at 11:46
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  Surprisingly Gritty
  
  I had come to Fame having only heard of the songs which were used and the backlash of the recent remake. This original is actually pretty good with strong ... read more »
  
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- - VIDEOMONSTER
  - 252 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 28 May 2010 at 11:38
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  not my thing
  
  I cant stand musicals and only got this because it was an lgb film. just does not do anything for me bursting into song and cheesy acting
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 26 May 2010 at 23:28
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  Fame you're gonna live forever
  
  The quinticential dance movie, loved then, loved it since, love it still.
  
  Expertly made with heartwarming stories without glossing over the seedier ... read more »
  
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- - clairyfairy75
  - 8 reviews
  - Hampshire
  - 10 May 2010 at 19:31
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  I'm gonna learn how to fly!
  
  Where else could you leave school at lunchtime in dance gear and stop the traffic on 42nd Street so that you could perform impromptu dance routines on top of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 917
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - hannahg
  - 11 reviews
  - UK
  - 09 Jan 2004 at 21:48
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  - 3
  Shame about the Swearing
  
  Was disappointed with this film due to the fact that I could not show it to my girls 4 and 7yrs old.
  
  It was rated at PG but there was too much ... read more »
  
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- - JaneyW
  - Essex
  - 22 Oct 2004 at 18:45
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  Too much hype!
  
  This was sadly hyped up by people that know me, who know what type of films i like, I sat down to watch fame after wanting to watch it for probably 4 years and ... read more »
  
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- 155032
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  - Cambridge, England
  - 29 Sep 2005 at 19:57
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  A Blast from the Past
  
  Enjoyable, but not a patch on the TV series which I used to enjoy watching with my daughters. Worth renting though if you enjoyed the series..
  
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  - Bangor
  - 05 Jul 2005 at 10:03
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  Surprisingly Gritty
  
  I had come to Fame having only heard of the songs which were used and the backlash of the recent remake. This original is actually pretty good with strong ... read more »
  
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- - VIDEOMONSTER
  - 252 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 28 May 2010 at 11:38
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  This performance was ...
  
  This performance was the only performance which accredited this movie with the suffistication it deserves in all the cast...
  
  the dancing in the class... read more »
  
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  - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
  - 30 Jul 2004 at 01:36
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  appalling
  
  This film was a load of old twaddle and the language was atrocious.For one, the film does not make sense and i dont see how anyone could enjoy watching this.
  
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  - liverpool,england
  - 18 Feb 2005 at 19:09
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  Excellent
  
  Great musical, wonderful dancers etc.
  
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- 109552
- - a customer
  - England
  - 01 Jun 2005 at 15:45
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  Dance/Musical
  
  Very enjoyable although may only appeal to those interested in performing arts.
  
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- 160829
- - a customer
  - London,England
  - 13 Oct 2005 at 21:53
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  good enough
  
  not as good as the live performance, but worth a watch
  
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- - a customer
  - derbyshire
  - 18 Oct 2005 at 19:07

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Critics' reviews
- Cleverly shot and edited slice of life which unfortunately features people whose language and personalities are fairly repellent. The result is like A Chorus Line without the music.
- 32689
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- "...A jubilant, hugely entertaining movie....The cast is full of glowing newcomers, the score is emphatically upbeat..."
- 11756
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- A British-directed, New-York based musical which follows the heartbreak-and-success story of a group of youngsters as... read more on Time Out
- 45974
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- It's a rousing, lively production, bursting out of the screen with talent and exuberance
- 11757
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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