Fame
Turkish title: Şöhret
“If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got.”
1980 · 2 h 14 min
Directed by 
Alan Parker
Alan ParkerCast
Irene Cara Lee Curreri Eddie Barth
Credits
Written by: Christopher Gore
Plot
Students at New York's High School for the Performing Arts work and struggle through four years of training.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alan Parker's drama of New York performing-arts students is energetic and gritty. The title song and dance numbers made it iconic, and it feels like a loose, lively slice of early-1980s city life.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (26,763 votes)
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