Fame 1980

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 134 min

genre: drama

theme: musical

director: Alan Parker

Score: 5 / 10

Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore. Set in New York City, it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending the High School of Performing Arts, from their auditions to their freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years.

Plot

Auditions

Awards

Cast

More details

author	Christopher Gore
award	Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Song
contentLocation	New York City
director	Alan Parker
editor	Gerry Hambling
genre	drama
keywords	act alvin ailey attack ballet company birthday party catch a rising star catholic church claim closet closeted homosexual come out comedy club dance company dance teacher discover electronic music english teacher fame film director force freddie prinze grieve high school of performing arts hospital room illiteracy illiterate inspire jewish girl junkie learn marijuana music teacher musical number new life new student new york city subway open performing arts pornographic film rising star rock rock band run san francisco ballet screen test stage mother stage show struggle substance dependence subway station synthesize synthesizer the rocky horror picture show time warp upbringing wait william morris agency
musicBy	Michael Gore
nomination	Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Alan Marshall David De Silva
productionCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
publisher	United Artists
recordedAt	New York City
theme	dance high school lgbt-related musical musical drama teen drama