Fame (1980)
- Starring:
- Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alan Parker
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama, Music & Performing Arts
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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 instructor Albert Hague, and martinet dance teacher Debbie Allen. Of the film's cast, Ray, Currieri, Allen and Hague were carried over to the TV version of Fame, which premiered in 1981. The score for the film version of Fame was honored with an Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 133 mins
Complete Cast:
- Irene Cara - Coco Hernandez
- Barry Miller - Raul/Ralph Garcia
- Lee Curreri - Bruno Martelli
- Debbie Allen - Lydia
- Albert Hague - Shorofsky
- Joanna Merlin - Miss Berg
- Jim Moody - Mr. Farrell
- Steve Inwood - Francois Lafete
- Alba Oms - Ralph's Mother
- Louis Venosta - Dancer
- Richard Belzer - Conferencier
- Anthony Evans - Musician
- Meg Tilly - Dancer
- James Manis - Bruno's Uncle
- Michael de Lorenzo - Dancer
- Isaac Mizrahi - Touchstone
- Paul McCrane - Montgomery MacNeil
- Gene Anthony Ray - Leroy Johnson
- Anne Meara - Mrs. Sherwood
- Eddie Barth - Angelo
- Boyd Gaines - Michael
- Laura Dean - Liza Monroe
- Antonia Franceschi - Hilary
- Teresa Hughes - Mrs. Finsecker
- Maureen Teefy - Doris Finsecker
- Ray Ramirez - Pater Morales
- Nancy Gianzero - Nancie
- Nancy Lee - Asian Student
- Aaron Dugger - Dancer
- Frank Bongiorno - Truck driver
- Laura Delano - Dancer
- Director(s):
- Alan Parker
- Writer(s):
- Alan Parker, Christopher Gore
- Producer(s):
- Alan Marshall, David de Silva
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Watch With Your Teen, Not For Children, Adult Situations, Nudity, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Drama, Music & Performing Arts
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- 1980 - Fame - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 1980 - Fame - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 1980 - Fame - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 1980 - Fame - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 1980 - Fame - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
- 1980 - Fame - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Song
