Fame (1980)

Regisseur:

Alan Parker

Drehbuchautor:

Christopher Gore (written by)

Premierendatum:

16. Mai 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musik

Werbezeile:

If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got.

Plot:

At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors...

Plot Keywords:

Absent Father | Actor's Life | Absent Mother | Songwriter | Teenage Girl

Filmpreise:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Fame! I'm going to live forever. I'm going to learn how to fly.

Besetzung

Eddie Barth	...	Angelo
Irene Cara	...	Coco
Lee Curreri	...	Bruno
Laura Dean	...	Lisa
Antonia Franceschi	...	Hilary
Boyd Gaines	...	Michael
Albert Hague	...	Shorofsky
Tresa Hughes	...	Mrs. Finsecker
Steve Inwood	...	François Lafete
Paul McCrane	...	Montgomery
Anne Meara	...	Mrs. Sherwood
Joanna Merlin	...	Miss Berg
Barry Miller	...	Ralph
Jim Moody	...	Farrell
Gene Anthony Ray	...	Leroy

Alternativ:

Hot Lunch (USA) (working title)
Fame - Der Weg zum Ruhm (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

134 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Spanisch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Metrocolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:14A | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Haaren High School, 10th Avenue 59th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Dies und das:

Four of the film's stars - Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri, Albert Hague and Debbie Allen - went on to reprise their roles in the follow-up smash hit TV series of the same name, "Fame" (1982).

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When François starts talking to Coco in the café, the donut on her plate and items on the bar next to her keep moving between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Rocky Horror Announcer: Good evening, everyone, and welcome to The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Wird parodiert in "Saturday Night Live: Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (#6.13)" (1981)

Soundtrack:

Out Here On My Own

Fame! I'm going to live forever. I'm going to learn how to fly.

I LOVE this movie.

It is way too bad they don't make movies like this any more, and that teenagers are more amazed by a bunch of trashy movies with big name actors and big time special effects, but not big time plots and characters.

I'm 15 years old, a teenager in the "nothing 90's" (oh, so it's 2000 now, who gives a care?), and being a lover of musicals, 80's high school movies (The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, etc.) and those sort of things, I was recommended this by a "Fame fanatic", my aunt.

I knew after the audition scenes that this was a perfect movie for me. It follows the lives of tear-jerkingly believable characters of several different backgrounds. I laughed, I cried, and I bought the soundtrack. The acting is so excellent that the first time I saw it, I'd forgotten that these were not real living, flesh people, only actors.

There a some flaws, however. There are a few gaps in some of the characters, and the movie should have went on for another 30 minutes, although it was already about 2 hours and 30 minutes (which it didn't feel like). It is also outdated, and you sometimes can't help but laugh at how much it is.

If you've never seen this movie, and you are a fan of musicals, arts, and realistic teenage movies, run, don't walk, to a local video store.

Hopefully, Fame will truly live forever!

My rating: **** (out of 5 *'s)