| Description |
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Eddie Barth, Irene Cara (Coco Hernandez), Lee Curreri (Bruno Martelli), Laura Dean (Lisa Monroe), Antonia Franceschi (Hilary Van Doren), Boyd Gaines, Albert Hague, Tresa Hughes, Steve Inwood, Paul McCrane, Anne Meara, Joanna Merlin, Jim Moody, Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy Johnson), Maureen Teefy, Debbie Allen (Lydia). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Seresin ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; original music, Michael Gore ; choreography, Louis Falco. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1980 motion picture. |
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Anamorphic widescreen format; Dolby digital; dual-layer format. |
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Accompanied by original soundtrack compact disc. |
| Audience |
Rated R. |
| Summary |
Tells the story of various students at the High School of Performing Arts in New York. City. Dance sequences include an audition, classes, a ballet solo by Antonia Franceschi, and the ensemble numbers "Fame" and "I sing the body electric." |
| Contents |
Music CD. Fame : original soundtrack. Fame / Irene Cara (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford)-- Out here on my own / Irene Cara (Michael Gore, Lesley Gore) -- Hot lunch jam / Irene Cara (Michael Gore, Lesley Gore, Robert F. Colesberry) -- Dogs in the yard / Paul McCrane (Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker) -- Red light / Linda Clifford (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford) -- Is it ok if I call you mine? / Paul McCrane (Paul McCrane) -- Never alone / Contemporary Gospel Chorus, the High School of Music and Art (Anthony Evans)-- Ralph and Monty (dressing room piano) (Michael Gore) -- I sing the body electric / Laura Dean ... et al. (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford) -- Miles from here / Paul McCrane (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford) -- Out here on my own (instrumental version) / (Michael Gore, Lesley Gore) -- Fame (instrumental version) / (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford). |
| Note |
Special features include: class reunion commentary with branching video highlights, featuring director Alan Parker and cast members Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Gene Anthony Ray and Maureen Teefy; On location with Fame (vintage featurette); Fame field trip (visit to the school that inspired the movie); theatrical trailer. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song, 1980 |
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Golden Globe for Best Original Song, 1980 |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; English (5.1 surround) or French (surround stereo.) soundtracks; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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High school students -- Drama.
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Performing arts -- Drama.
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Dance -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Gore, Christopher. Screenwriter.
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De Silva, David. Producer.
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Marshall, Alan, 1938- Producer.
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Parker, Alan, 1944-2020. Director.
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Barth, Eddie, 1931-2010. Actor.
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Cara, Irene, 1959-2022. Actor.
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Curreri, Lee. Actor.
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Dean, Laura, 1963- Actor.
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Franceschi, Antonia. Actor.
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Gaines, Boyd. Actor.
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Hague, Albert, 1920-2001. Actor.
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Hughes, Tresa. Actor.
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Inwood, Steve, 1947- Actor.
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McCrane, Paul. Actor.
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Meara, Anne. Actor.
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Merlin, Joanna. Actor.
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Moody, Jim, 1949- Actor.
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Ray, Gene Anthony. Actor.
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Teefy, Maureen. Actor.
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Allen, Debbie, 1950- Actor.
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Seresin, Michael. Cinematographer.
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Hambling, Gerry. Film editor.
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Gore, Michael, 1951- Composer.
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Falco, Louis. Choreographer.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container and disc label: Fame, the original movie |
| ISBN |
1419880063 |
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9781419880063 |
| Standard No. |
883929063390 |
| Music No. |
3000023059 Warner Bros. |
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