Rating: R
Genre:
Musical
Release Date: 09/15/2009
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 133 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
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
;)
