Fame (2009) Movie Overview

Fame is a 2009 American musical film and is a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same title. It was directed by Kevin Tancharoen and written by Allison Burnett. It was released on September 25, 2009 in the USA, Canada, Ireland and the UK. Students learn on the first day of classes that their teachers expect them to know everything. In dance class, Ms. Kraft is worried about Kevin’s dancing, but is easily impressed by Alice. In acting class, Jenny feels uncomfortable to let loose and be crazy like everyone else. In music class, Mr. Cranston gives Victor pointers, while Denise plays the music perfectly on the piano. In the lunchroom, everyone practices their major and they all get up and dance (”This Is My Life”), while Denise and Malik escape the madness and they talk to each other, Denise saying that her parents thinks that the school is “people sitting around, practicing cello all day”, and that they would die if they see this. Malik reveals that his mom doesn’t even know that he is going to the school. Just before freshman year ends, it shows Malik at his apartment, his mom finding his report card, making it clear that he goes to P.A. She is angry and asks who even told him he… Source

Fame Movie Details
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Official Sites: Official site [fr], Official site [nl], Official site
Tagline: Dream It – Earn It – Live It
Country: USA
Run Time: 107 min | 123 min (extended version)
Genre: Comedy , Drama , Family , Musical , Romance

Fame Movie Review from New York Times

Of course. After three “High School Musical” installments, “Bandslam” and the Fox series “Glee,” “Fame” — the 1980 film that spawned a stage show and a television series or two — was due for a makeover. The new version, like the first, covers four years at a New York performing-arts high school. And while the movie, the feature… Source

Fame Movie Info by Apple Movies

A reinvention of the original Oscar

Fame (2009) Movie Overview

Recent Movies