Rating: R
Genre: Musical
Release Date: 06/03/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
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

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Cast:
Irene Cara - Coco Hernandez
Paul McCrane - Montgomery MacNeil
Barry Miller - Raul/Ralph Garcia
Gene Anthony Ray - Leroy Johnson
Lee Curreri - Bruno Martelli
Anne Meara - Mrs. Sherwood
Debbie Allen - Lydia
Eddie Barth - Angelo
Albert Hague - Shorofsky
Boyd Gaines - Michael
Joanna Merlin - Miss Berg
Laura Dean - Liza Monroe
Jim Moody - Mr. Farrell
Antonia Franceschi - Hilary
Steve Inwood - Francois Lafete
Teresa Hughes - Mrs. Finsecker

Production:
Alan Parker - Director
Alan Marshall David de Silva - Producer
Paul McCrane Dominic Bugatti Michael Gore Frank Musker - Composer
Gerry Hambling - Editor
Alan Parker Christopher Gore - Screen Writer
Ed Wittstein - Art Director
Louis Falco - Choreography
Michael Seresin - Cinematographer
Ellen Mirojnick - Costume Designer
Robert F. Colesberry - First Assistant Director
Geoffrey Kirkland - Production Designer
Dean Pitchford - Songwriter
Dominic Bugatti - Songwriter
Frank Musker - Songwriter
Lesley Gore - Songwriter
Paul McCrane - Songwriter
Robert F. Colesberry - Songwriter
Kristi Zea - Costume Designer

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