Fame
- Director: Alan Parker
- Writer: Christopher Gore
- Producer: David De Silva; Alan Marshall
CGiii Comment
You just know the re-make is going to be a steaming pile of shite (and, it is).
But...the original is a diamond in Parker's crown.
It inspired a sterilised TV series...but, this film is realistic - with warts and all.
The last film of the 70s - a story of the journey rather than the destination - without this there may have never been an American Idol, X factor...et al.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc. This movie follows four students from the time when they audition to get into the school, through graduation. They are the brazen Coco Hernandez, shy Doris Finsecker, sensitive gay Montgomery MacNeil, and brash, abrasive Raul Garcia.
Cast & Characters
Eddie Barth as Angelo;
Irene Cara as Coco;
Lee Curreri as Bruno;
Laura Dean as Lisa;
Antonia Franceschi as Hilary;
Boyd Gaines as Michael;
Albert Hague as Shorofsky;
Tresa Hughes as Mrs. Finsecker;
Steve Inwood as Francois Lafete;
Paul McCrane as Montgomery;
Anne Meara as Mrs. Sherwood;
Joanna Merlin as Miss Berg;
Barry Miller as Ralph;
Jim Moody as Farrell;
Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy