berketepe It's a reflection of multi-cultural lives. The characters are diverse in terms of personality and physicality such as gayness, blackness etc. The common point is to get reputation. Besides, studying the private lives of the characters alters their interaction with each other as well as the emotions. But, there are some unanswered questions about them. We could have a sneak peeks of how they live after school, however, the director seems not to delve into too much.

max-34524 'Fame' is a fun musical with good songs and dancing. The characters are pretty good too!My biggest problem with the film is the ending. Why is it so bad? Well they leave a LOT unresolved. For example, we don't know whether or not Doris and Ralph get back together. Also some other plot points are left unresolved.I think this is what makes it an 8 rather than a 9.I don't normally like these kind of films, but something about Fame sets it apart from the other Late 70's-Early 80's musicals.Overall it's a fun film with great songs, but a sh*tty ending. An 8.5/10 or 4 stars.

Gideon24 Fame was a hip and contemporary 1980 musical that was an inside look at the lives of a disparate group of talented teenagers at the High School of Performing Arts in New York. The episodic film takes a close look at the inner workings of show business and what drives performers to go through the work and constant rejection that being in the business involves. The film opens on a particular freshman year at the school and concludes four years later.Along the way we meet Montgomery McNeill (Paul McCrane), the neglected son of a famous actress who despite his lonely childhood, still finds the business enticing. Maureen Teefy is wonderful as Doris Finsecker, a painfully shy teen who has been pushed into the business by her mother, but does come out of her shell at the school and discovers a talent for acting. Irene Cara plays CoCo Hernandez, a triple-threat know-it-all, who learns that she doesn't know as much as she thinks she does. Lee Curreri plays Bruno, an electronic keyboard genius who loves sitting in front of a keyboard but is at a complete loss at how to act in the real world. Barry Miller is brilliant in an Oscar-worthy turn as Ralph Garcy, a bitter Latino teen who is trying to bury his resentment about his father deserting him as a child by being a stand-up comedian. The late Gene Anthony Ray also shines as a dancer who only came to the auditions to partner a friend who wants to get in the school, but he is the one who has the talent, a star in the dance studio, but not so much in the classroom who constantly butts heads with Miss Sherwood (Anne Meara), the school's hard-nosed English teacher.Just like a real-life school, students come and go as the years pass, most notably in the sophomore year, where we meet Hilary Van Dorn (Antonia Francheschi) a snooty rich dance major who comes between a budding romance between CoCo and Leroy and has her own career aspirations derailed in the process.This film is riveting from jump as we watch students going through the painful audition process and struggle to develop their talent while keeping up their academic studies as well. The actors are pretty much perfectly cast, with standout work from Miller and Meara.Alan Parker's direction is breezy and energetic, giving all of his very talented cast a little time in the sun and Christopher Gore's screenplay is surprisingly bold and uncompromising. The musical numbers leap off the screen, thanks to some inventive choreography and strong vocals, particularly Cara, whose rendition of the title tune won the Oscar for Best Original Song.A movie that will have you tapping your toes and wanting to watch over and over again. The film inspired a long running television series, with Curreri and Ray recreating their movie roles, and a remake.

nickmmartino This "movie" i use that term loosely because its less of a movie and more like soft core porn. I'm not a big fan of musicals but this movie is on a different world of how bad this musical is. I'm telling ever one DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE. sure there's nudity but it not worth sitting through like two and a half hours of crap. One more thing i said it was a musical but there only like three dancing and sing spots in the whole movie. So its not a musical it just a terrible movie. As to why they decide to make a remake i don't understand, when every i see i preview for the remake i think it's better because it looks like they actually made musical a really musical. But do i think the remakes going to be good no i don't if you remake a stupid movie the remake is probelly going to be stupid. Yes there are spelling mistake deal with it.