Fame (1980)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.4/10   

Director:

Alan Parker

Guionista:

Christopher Gore (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

16 mayo 1980 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Música

Frase comercial:

If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got.

Plot:

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Plot Keywords:

Graduation | Audition | Actor | New York | Singer

Premios:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The Game Of Fame

Reparto

Eddie Barth	...	Angelo
Irene Cara	...	Coco
Lee Curreri	...	Bruno
Laura Dean	...	Lisa
Antonia Franceschi	...	Hilary
Boyd Gaines	...	Michael
Albert Hague	...	Shorofsky
Tresa Hughes	...	Mrs. Finsecker
Steve Inwood	...	François Lafete
Paul McCrane	...	Montgomery
Anne Meara	...	Mrs. Sherwood
Joanna Merlin	...	Miss Berg
Barry Miller	...	Ralph
Jim Moody	...	Farrell
Gene Anthony Ray	...	Leroy
Maureen Teefy	...	Doris
Debbie Allen	...	Lydia
Richard Belzer	...	M.C.
Frank Bongiorno	...	Truck Driver
Bill Britten	...	Mr. England
Eric Brockington	...	Plump Eric
Nicholas Bunin	...	Bunsky
Cindy Canuelas	...	Cindy
Nora Cotrone	...	Dancer
Mbewe Escobar	...	Phenicia
Gennadi Filimonov	...	Violinist
Victor Fischbarg	...	Harvey Finsecker
Penny Frank	...	Dance Teacher
Willie Henry Jr.	...	Bathroom Student
Steve Hollander	...	Drama Student (as Steven Hollander)
Sang Kim	...	Oriental Violinist
Darrell Kirkman	...	Richard III
Judith L'Heureux	...	Nurse
Ted Lambert	...	Drama Student
Nancy Lee	...	Oriental Student
Sarah Malament	...	Dance Accompanist
James Manis	...	Bruno's Uncle
Carol Massenburg	...	Shirley
Isaac Mizrahi	...	Touchstone
Raquel Mondin	...	Ralph's Sister
Alba Oms	...	Ralph's Mother
Frank Oteri	...	Schlepstein
Traci Parnell	...	Hawaiian Dancer
Sal Piro	...	Rocky Horror M.C.
Lesley Quickley	...	Towering Inferno Student
Ray Ramirez	...	Father Morales
Loris Sallahian	...	Drama Student
Ilse Sass	...	Mrs. Tossoff
Dawn Steinberg	...	Monitor on Stairs
Jonathan Strasser	...	Orchestra Conductor
Yvette Torres	...	Ralph's Little Sister
F.X. Vitolo	...	Frankie (as Frank X. Vitolo)
Stefanie Zimmerman	...	Dancer Teacher
Tracy Burnett	...	Dancer
Greg De Jean	...	Dancer (as Greg DeJean)
Laura Delano	...	Dancer
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Dancer
Aaron Dugger	...	Dancer
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle	...	Dancer (as Neisha Folkes)
Karen Ford	...	Dancer
Robin Gray	...	Dancer
Hazel Green	...	Dancer
Eva Grubler	...	Dancer
Patrick King	...	Dancer
Cynthia Lochard	...	Dancer
Julian Montenaire	...	Dancer
Holly Reeve	...	Dancer
Kate Snyder	...	Dancer
Meg Tilly	...	Dancer
Louis Venosta	...	Dancer
Philip Wright	...	Dancer
Ranko Yokoyana	...	Dancer
Adam Abeshouse	...	Musician
Yvette D. Carrington	...	Musician
Fima Ephron	...	Musician
Anthony Evans	...	Musician
Crystal Garner	...	Musician
Lisa Herman	...	Musician
Thais Hockaday	...	Musician
Karen Hoppe	...	Musician
Frankie Laino	...	Musician
April Lang	...	Musician
Richard Latimer	...	Musician
Lisa Lowell	...	Musician
Ann Marie McDermott	...	Musician
Kerry McDermott	...	Musician
Maureen McDermott	...	Musician
Josh Melville	...	Musician
Peter Rafelson	...	Musician
Ann Roboff	...	Musician (as Anne Roboff)
Boris Slutsky	...	Musician
Alan Vetter	...	Musician
Evan Weinstein	...	Musician
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Judith Blaylock	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Guido Corte	...	Man in airport (uncredited)
Donna Edge-Rachell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Holland Taylor	...	Claudia van Doren (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Alan Parker

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Christopher Gore		written by

Producida por
David De Silva	....	producer
Alan Marshall	....	producer

Música original por
Michael Gore

Fotografía por
Michael Seresin		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Gerry Hambling

Casting
Howard Feuer
Jeremy Ritzer

Diseño de producción por
Geoffrey Kirkland

Dirección artística
Ed Wittstein

Decorados
George DeTitta Sr.		(as George DeTitta)

Diseño de vestuario por
Kristi Zea

Departamento de maquillaje
Joseph Coscia	....	hair stylist (as Joseph G. Coscia)
Joe Cuervo	....	makeup artist (as Joseph Cuervo)

Dirección de producción
David Golden	....	unit production manager
Candace Suerstedt	....	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Ayudante de dirección
Robert F. Colesberry	....	first assistant director
Ray Greenfield	....	second assistant director (as Raymond L. Greenfield)
Joseph Ray	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Departamento de Arte
Joseph M. Caracciolo	....	property master (as Joe Caracciolo)
David Coleman	....	property master (uncredited)
Richard Shelton	....	painter (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
Arthur Bloom	....	sound recordist
Jerry Bruck	....	stereo sound consultant
Rusty Coppleman	....	sound editor
Jay M. Harding	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael J. Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennis Maitland II	....	boom operator
Christopher Newman	....	sound mixer (as Chris Newman)
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Scott	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Tom Scott)
Les Wiggins	....	sound editor
Robert Davenport	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
James Fenton	....	sound crew chief (uncredited)
Duncan McEwan	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Otto Snel	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Especialistas
Colette Alexander	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sandy Alexander	....	stunts (uncredited)

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Holly Bower	....	still photographer
Catharine Bushnell	....	still photographer
Joseph F. Coffey	....	camera operator
Bill Gerardo	....	second assistant camera (as William Gerardo)
Vinnie Gerardo	....	first assistant camera (as Vincent Gerardo)
Marty Nallan	....	key grip
LeRoy Patton	....	first assistant camera: New York (as Leroy Payyon)
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	camera operator
Frank Schulz	....	gaffer (as Frank O. Schulz)
John Stanier	....	camera operator
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Billy Kerwick	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Sal Martorano	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd	....	electrician (uncredited)

Departamento de reparto
Margery Simkin	....	special casting

Departamento de vestuario
Mark Burchard	....	wardrobe
Al Craine	....	wardrobe supervisor: men
Beverly Cycon	....	wardrobe supervisor: women
Thelma Gregory	....	wardrobe supervisor: women (as Thelma S. Gregory)
Ellen Mirojnick	....	assistant costume designer

Departamento de Edición
Terry Busby	....	assistant editor
Jack Gardner	....	assistant editor
Leonard Green	....	assistant editor
Michael B. Hoggan	....	additional editor: Los Angeles
Norman Hollyn	....	assistant editor
Eddy Joseph	....	assistant editor
Yoshio Kishi	....	additional editor: New York
Stefna Smal	....	assistant editor
Glenn Cunningham	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Departamento de Música
Chuck Irwin	....	music recording engineer
Don Brooks	....	musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Norman Hollyn	....	music editor (uncredited)

Departamento de Transporte
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy	....	transportation captain (as Whitey McEvoy)

Otros miembros del equipo
Pamela Adler	....	assistant: Mr. Marshall
Pamela Adler	....	assistant: Mr. Parker
Arlene Albertson	....	production office coordinator
Renee Bodner	....	script supervisor
Louis Falco	....	choreographer
William Gornell	....	assistant choreographer
John Kane	....	unit publicist: Solters & Roskin, Inc-
Ellie Linas	....	production auditor
Angela Micklesburgh	....	production assistant: London
Grant Reid	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Lynda Van Damm	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)

Compañías Productores

• United Artists
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distribuidores

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Video (198?) (Australia) (VHS)
• United Artists (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Vídeo Arte (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)

Otras Compañías

• Cherokee Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Cherokee Studios  original music recorded and mixed at

También conocida como:

Hot Lunch (USA) (working title)
Fama (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

134 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Español | Francés

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Haaren High School, 10th Avenue 59th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

United Artists

Trivialidades:

One of the first films to employ digital audio in the soundtrack. Much of the music was recorded in New York on a digital system that digitally encoded two channels onto a video signal, then recorded it to 3/4 inch video tape. The final mix was analog on the standard six channel 70mm Dolby Stereo. The dub began on 3 March 1980.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Ralph auditions for the music teacher, the music teacher’s actions with his pen are not continuous between shots.

Citas:

Leroy Johnson: I's young, I's single, and I loves to mingle!

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

Banda de Sonido:

Dogs in the Yard

The Game Of Fame

Alan Parker's 'Fame' beautifully showcases college-life of eight aspiring artistes. Many seem to have a problem with the open ending and ponder on questions like what happened to Coco after the porn shoot or what happened to Ralph and Doris etc. However, I think this works well as it points to the uncertainty of their future as that's how life is. The point was to show their struggles during the college years and Parker captures that very well making it easy for the viewers to relate to and bringing a nostalgic feel.

'Fame' starts with some audition scenes which are hilarious. Then it shows which candidates are selected and that's when the story starts. Though it is labelled a musical drama, it doesn't follow the traditional musical genre. The songs do not appear out of nowhere. They are well situated within the context of the film and quite nice to listen to. 'Fame' also has that wild 70's feel. If this movie is the last of the 70s then it 'rounds' up the decade well.

The actors, most of them in their 20s, do a fine job. There are those who are shy, naive and afraid, those who are wacky, wild and a little reckless and those who put a front but all these characters are striving for their dream which is to become an artiste. The actors brilliantly demonstrate this. I particularly liked Barry Miller, Paul McCrane and Maureen Teefy who play the three close friends and Irene Cara who as the vulnerable singer Coco.

I had heard a lot about 'Fame' but I was under the impression that it would be a flimsy musical. I got a chance to watch it last night and I was certainly under the wrong impression. Even though many won't appreciate it, To me it is great.