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If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got.
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Drama, Music - 1980
Fame
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A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Director:
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Alan Parker
Cast:
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Irene Cara
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Lee Curreri
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Paul McCrane
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Maureen Teefy
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Barry Miller
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Gene Anthony Ray

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Details

Runtime:
134 min
Release date:
16 May 1980
Country:
US
Languages:
Russian, English, Spanish, French
Budget:
$8,500,000
Revenue:
$42,000,000
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 16 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Every once in a while what appears to be the entire student body pours out into the street to do song-and-dance numbers, some of which are cheerful enough, but all of which break faith with the film's realistic premise.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
8 Sep 2010
rotten:
The film is cut at such a frenzied pitch that it's often possible to believe (mistakenly) that something significant is going on.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
8 Sep 2010
fresh:
Alan Parker has come up with an exposure for some of the most talented youngsters seen on screen in years. There isn't a bad performance in the lot.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
9 Jun 2008
fresh:
A genuine treasure, moving and entertaining.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
It's a crack at the American Dream which carries all the exhilaration and depth of a 133-minute commercial break.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
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