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Fame (1980)
Full Cast, Story, and Details for Fame (1980)
Director:
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Cast:
- Meg Tilly,
- Ray Ramirez,
- Nancy Lee,
- James Manis,
- Louis Venosta,
- Anthony Evans,
- Isaac Mizrahi,
- Alba Oms,
- Maureen Teefy,
- F.X. Vitolo,
- Billy Hufsey,
- Steve Hollander,
- Richard Belzer,
- Michael de Lorenzo,
- Frank Bongiorno,
- Laura Delano,
- Aaron Dugger,
- Nancy Gianzero,
- Irene Cara,
- Paul McCrane,
- Barry Miller,
- Gene Anthony Ray,
- Lee Curreri,
- Anne Meara,
- Debbie Allen,
- Eddie Barth,
- Albert Hague,
- Boyd Gaines,
- Joanna Merlin,
- Laura Dean,
- Jim Moody,
- Antonia Franceschi,
- Steve Inwood,
- Teresa Hughes
Released:
Friday, May 16, 1980
Length:
134 minutes
Studio:
United Artists Releasing
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
Some material may not be suitable for children.Synopsis of Fame (1980)
Seven classes a day and a hot lunch. That?s what New York City?s High School for the Performing Arts guarantees. Stardom? That?s something the school?s teenage musicians, actors, dancers and dreamers strive for. Fame sings the body electric, celebrating the growing-up process of honing talent, confronting realities, finding love, living life. Director Alan Parker brings an energetic style to the crisscrossing stories of students (including future Academy Award winner** Irene Cara, Paul McCrane (ER), Barry Miller (Saturday Night Fever) and two who returned in the later TV series, Gene Anthony Ray and Lee Curreri). Nominated for six Academy Awards,* Fame won Oscars for its dynamic score and title tune ? and inspired a shoot-for-the-stars 2009 remake.
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