Fame
“If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got.”
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
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Cast
103 people
Irene Cara
Coco Hernandez
Known for
Happily Ever After
City Heat
Bill Britten
Mr England
Barry Miller
Ralph Garci/Raul Garcia
Known for
Saturday Night Fever
Peggy Sue Got Married
Maureen Teefy
Doris Finsecker
Known for
Grease 2
Supergirl
Paul McCrane
Montgomery MacNeil
Known for
ER
The Shawshank Redemption
Lee Curreri
Bruno Martelli
Also in
Crystal Heart
Embassy
Gene Anthony Ray
Leroy Johnson
Also in
Out-of-Sync
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Antonia Franceschi
Hilary Van Doren
Also in
Grease
The Golden Bowl
Laura Dean
Lisa Monroe
Known for
Cannibal Apocalypse
My Little Pony: The Movie
Boyd Gaines
Michael
Known for
Funny Games
Heartbreak Ridge
Albert Hague
Mr. Shorofsky
Known for
Fame
The Story of Us
Tresa Hughes
Mrs. Finsecker
Known for
Don Juan DeMarco
Coming Home
Alan Parker Director · Christopher Gore Writer Michael Gore Composer
Worldwide gross $42M · Budget $8.5M · United States release May 16, 1980
Box office
Budget
$8,500,000
Worldwide gross
$42,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.9×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Finland · May 16, 1980
Physical
United States · May 16, 1980
Theatrical
Australia
August 1, 1980 · Theatrical
Austria
November 1, 1980 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 7, 1980 · Theatrical · IMDB
November 5, 2009 · Physical · mj.gov.br - Playarte
Czechia
December 5, 2002 · Digital
France
August 1, 1980 · Theatrical
November 25, 2002 · TV · TMC (Tandem. Comédies musicales)
October 19, 2014 · TV · Arte
Germany
November 13, 1980 · Theatrical
August 11, 1984 · TV · ARD
Greece
September 10, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 13, 2009 · Physical · BluRay
Ireland
July 23, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
December 13, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Norway
May 16, 1980 · TV
United Kingdom
July 23, 1980 · Theatrical
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