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Fame [1980] [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Alan Parker Actors: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi Studio: Warner Home Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£13.99~~ Buy Used: £1.95 as of 25/11/2009 13:32 GMT details You Save: £12.04 (86%) New (23) Used (33) from £1.95 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 20 reviews Sales Rank: 495 Format: PAL Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 128 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 7321900651455 ASIN: B0000AISK9 Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 1980 Release Date: September 22, 2003 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review This early effort by director Alan Parker is lively but jagged as it follows four students through their years in the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Rather predictably, the kids fall into four clearly defined stereotypes: brazen, gay and hypersensitive, prickly, shy. iFame/i makes up for a disjointed presentation with a lot of heart and a great soundtrack (for which it won two Academy Awards). The hopes and disappointments, failures and successes of these teens are fodder for emotional scenes and exuberant dancing in the streets. It also turned out to be the first of many imitators and spawned a popular television series. (It was the breakout film for the short-lived feature-film career of Irene Cara, who sang the title song.) i--Rochelle O'Gorman/i Amazon.co.uk Review IFame/I helped to launch the 1980s on a tide of aspiration, creating a successful television series, kick-starting the leg-warmer industry and inspiring us all with the idea that with talent, a lot of hard work, plenty of suffering and luck, anybody might, one day, become a star. Nostalgia inevitably endows IFame/I with its own golden glow for anyone in the region of 40. And as we drown in the karaoke-by-numbers of today's cynical television talent shows, its touchingly innocent quality makes for a poignant and telling contrast. p In truth, director Alan Parker's film is a collage of the disciplines on offer at New York's High School of Performing Arts. The characters are sketchy totems for the emotional and domestic conflicts that drive their dreams--Leroy, Doris and friends needed the television spin-off to give them substance--but Parker is brilliant at conveying the intensity and heartache of their collective journey, from the paralysing nerves of the auditions to the strain of maintaining a rounded education alongside the development of performance skills and the ultimate thrill of graduation. By the end, thanks to the familiarity of the thudding disco soundtrack, you really do want them all to "live forever". p BOn the DVD:/B IFame/I scores all over again on DVD with its widescreen format and a thumping soundtrack: the moment when the kids burst out onto the street and stop the traffic is a bit of 1980s cinema magic. Alan Parker leads the class reunion commentary, helped by many of the cast. The film is clearly still important to them all. Other extras include a visit to today's school (hardly changed in philosophy or the passion of its real-life students), a vintage featurette and face-to-face interviews which basically recycle the commentary. --IPiers Ford/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 20 1 2 3 4 Next » The most inspiring film of all time! September 1, 2003 11 out of 14 found this review helpful Fame inspired me to start stage school and two years on I am still loving every minute. You'll find yourself dancing around your living room to the classic soundtrack and songs that everyone knows and loves. This film combines great visuals, sounds and dance to make a movie you will never forget! Jaw Dropping Amazmement April 7, 2003 5 out of 6 found this review helpful the words "Fame!, i'm gunna live forever". they just stick clear in my mind after watching this jaw-dropping, heart stopping show. it is a fantastic show to watch with all of the family. the singing, dancing is like you have never seen it sung and danced before!brBUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! an amazing experience July 20, 2003 5 out of 6 found this review helpful It was my high school years and i was dying to dance. This movie reminds me how amazing to discover dancing, creating yourself by the music you feel in your heart. It was the way i express myself as the students in Fame. I can not imagine any other story could fire my feelings, set me free on the floor. Fame is one of the most important and successful youth films i have ever seen. Great music, great performance. You will find yourself dancing and feeling very strong faith in you. Misguided December 21, 2004 7 out of 9 found this review helpful The first review of this film shows that the viewer was a little misguided. This is a truly classic film but is not much like the TV series we all know and love. It is a much darker movie about ambition, poverty and the knock-backs of life. Much like what being a struggling dancer/actor/musician probably is (or was)brIt's an amazing movie and the knocks that Leroy endures makes it worthwhile. Otherwise it'd all be about the dancing but with no substance. A brilliant movie March 4, 2007 P. DATTA (Stockton on Tees, Teesside) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful Fame is a brilliant movie. Why? The storyline attached to it, is an accurate and realistic portrayal of what reality is like for a group of students in a performing arts school over a course of four years. br / br /The message the movie conveys that is not an easy to achieve stardom, unless you demonstrate sheer dedication and commitment in achieving the goals. The movie shows that the fortunes are mixed for various characters. The issue of stardom is really well tackled. I found certain scenes of the movie touching and emotional and I felt genuine sympathy the frustration certain characters experienced. The movie is inspirational, in the sense that many realities TV shows today's, have adopted the idea of opening up opportunities to achieve stardom, but in an ideal world is not easy to achieve. You neither got it nor have not. The show business theme is fascinating and interesting to know about. br / br /The movie is set in the 1980's, and is a little outdated in terms of fashion and technology. Storyline, powerful characters and background music propels this movie to obtaining a brilliant review from me. I really enjoyed the movie and found it entertaining, but a little emotional. Fame is a superb musical movie for all to enjoy and a great DVD to include in your collection. The extras accompanying the DVD are first class. Absolutely brilliant stuff and I could not ask for any more. Showing reviews 1-5 of 20 1 2 3 4 Next »

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