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Fame

1980

Alan Parker

Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi ...

6.3

19,838

Musical. Drama 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A genuine treasure, moving and entertaining (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Anna Smith Empire	"The song and dance scenes are hard to beat in terms of sheer energy and atmosphere, but the dramatic storylines leave several loose ends (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr The New York Times	"The film is cut at such a frenzied pitch that it's often possible to believe (mistakenly) that something significant is going on"	NEG
United Kingdom	William Gallagher BBC	"Parker manages to make this a fairly horrible story even while it remains entertaining (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"It's a crack at the American Dream which carries all the exhilaration and depth of a 133-minute commercial break."	NEG

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