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Starring: Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean
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
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US Release Date
5/1/80
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
134 mins.
Locations
- New York City, NY
Language
- English
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 1980 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 1980 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 1980 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Sound award at the 1980 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 1980 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Song award at the 1980 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 1980 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Song award at the 1980 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1980 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Song award at the 1980 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 1980 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
