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Fame (1980)

Starring: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara Director: Alan Parker, Mark Schneider Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
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This early effort by director Alan Parker is lively but jagged as it follows four students through their years in the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Rather predictably, the kids fall into four clearly defined stereotypes: brazen, gay and hypersensitive, prickly, shy. It makes up for a disjointed presentation with a lot of heart and a great soundtrack (for which it won two Academy Awards). The hopes and disappointments, failures and successes of these teens are fodder for emotional scenes and exuberant dancing in the streets. It also turned out to be the first of many imitators and spawned a popular television series. (It was the breakout film for the short-lived feature film career of Irene Cara, who sang the title song.) --Rochelle O'Gorman

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At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc. This movie follows four students from the time when they audition to get into the school, through graduation.

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Remember My Name, June 6, 2003
By Brett D. Cullum (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This Alan Parker film came out in 1980, after the director had horrified everyone with visions of Turkish Prison in MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. But here we have a loving valentine to the kids of New York who dream of being performers at the high school for performing and visual arts. It's a musical, but one where the songs and dancing come out of the kids naturally as they goof off or perform for themselves or each other. You get to see four years of high school, and about 8 kids who reach varying levels of realizations about how hard the world really is when you want to be famous.

Finally FAME gets the DVD treatment! A widescreen transfer, featurettes, and a wonderful video commentary that shows 4 of the leads TODAY talking about their 15 minutes of notoriety as a star of FAME. It's a fun experience to see how they have aged, and what they remember of the filming. Alan Parker is the real star of the commentary though! He gets to talk over the entire movie, but thankfully he's witty and informative. My favorite tidbit was the original name of FAME was HOT LUNCH! Okay... that would have been ... disaster.

Best reason to own this? The music! You can watch the movie once, but I dare you to ever forget the title song "FAME". My personal fave is "Out Here On My Own" for sentimental reasons. You'll want to sign up for dance, voice, and acting lessons after this one.

See where all the hoopla started! Before the television shows, before the musical hit the stage ... there was this gritty movie showing foul-mouthed kids trying to make it in The Big Apple. Or at least through high school!

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A couple of comments about previous reviews, June 19, 2005
By Ian Markley (Manhattan, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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Hello,
I have not had the opportunity to view the DVD version of Fame yet but I plan to order it, so someday soon! However, I thought it was worth my time to interject on a couple of the reviews that have been posted.
First: one lady commented that this movie was not suitable for her child because of the language and nudity, so it deserved 1 star. Please note that this movie was rated R in the theatre, and is listed as Rated R here on Amazon. How much clearer does one need to be. Rated R MEANS not suitable for children. Do not blame the movie for your poor judgement. Do not use this review in deciding to purchase the DVD.
Second: A gentleman commented that this movie did not contain all of the music from the original stage production. Well,unless I am mistaken, that would be because the movie came first. The musical expanded upon the movie, as did the television show. So please know this when using his review.
Just my two cents on the matter. :)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Baby remember my name!, June 18, 2003
By Brett D. Cullum (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This Alan Parker film came out in 1980, after the director had horrified everyone with visions of Turkish Prison in MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. But here we have a loving valentine to the kids of New York who dream of being performers at the high school for performing and visual arts. It's a musical, but one where the songs and dancing come out of the kids naturally as they goof off or perform for themselves or each other. You get to see four years of high school, and about 8 kids who reach varying levels of realizations about how hard the world really is when you want to be famous.

Finally FAME gets the DVD treatment! A widescreen transfer, featurettes, and a wonderful video commentary that shows 4 of the leads TODAY talking about their 15 minutes of notoriety as a star of FAME. It's a fun experience to see how they have aged, and what they remember of the filming. Alan Parker is the real star of the commentary though! He gets to talk over the entire movie, but thankfully he's witty and informative. My favorite tidbit was the original name of FAME was HOT LUNCH! Okay... that would have been ... disaster.

Best reason to own this? The music! You can watch the movie once, but I dare you to ever forget the title song "FAME". My personal fave is "Out Here On My Own" for sentimental reasons. You'll want to sign up for dance, voice, and acting lessons after this one.

See where all the hoopla started! Before the television shows, before the musical hit the stage ... there was this gritty movie showing foul-mouthed kids trying to make it in The Big Apple. Or at least through high school!

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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm going to live forever...
I love this movie. I am a fan of all things "musical". But this is a classic and I am very excited for the remake - hopefully it will do it justice!!!
Published 5 months ago by M. Hansen

5.0 out of 5 stars To Live Forever
After reading a few pages of Richard Yates' celebrated novel A GOOD SCHOOL I tossed it onto the cushions of my bed, rebelliously thinking that if I wanted a disjunctive,... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kevin Killian

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful film of the 80s
Fame is a wonderful film by Alan Parker about the struggles that face a group of talented youngsters reaching for their dreams while attending the School of the Performing Arts... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Terry Reyes

5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of all dance movies.
This is a great movie to give your teenage daughter. She will love this "old" movie about artistic kids attending a School of Arts in New York.
Published 17 months ago by E. Morgan

5.0 out of 5 stars It Made Me Want to Come to New York and Jump on a Car
"I always wanted to be a dancer when I was younger, and 'Fame' was so inspiring. It made me want to come to New York and jump on a car. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Stephanie DePue

5.0 out of 5 stars No one loves FAME like I love FAME
FAME is not only one of my favorite movies, it's also my sisters' favorite movie, so I've been lending it out!
And we dance along to it. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Stephanie Tomazic

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic 80's flick
Very good acting and writing. The music is OK kinda corny ,but overall Great Movie.
Published on May 12, 2007 by Roy E

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Great After All These Years!
Although I LOVED this movie when I was in college, I wasn't sure if my high school drama students would get anything out of it because it is more than 25 years old. Read more
Published on May 6, 2007 by Karen DiPasquale

4.0 out of 5 stars Rough, Gritty, and Not Lacking in Truth
Having been born after the time of Fame and other break out movies of the time, I knew that this was something I had to experience much the same way as my mom did when she was... Read more
Published on April 16, 2007 by T. Bailey

5.0 out of 5 stars Creativity, madness and hard lessions. Realistic and enteraining.
-I got hooked on the Fame TV series when it was actually on TV. Then in the ninety's, I rented the movie and was shocked by the content, especially Coco's screen test that... Read more
Published on March 25, 2007 by Michael Kohlman

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