Fame: The Original Movie

"Fame" (1980) is a classic musical drama film that explores the lives of students at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. Here's a review of the movie:Inspiring story: The film tells an inspiring story of young artists trying to make it in the competitive world of the performing arts. It showcases their struggles, triumphs, and the sacrifices they make in pursuit of their dreams.Memorable soundtrack: The soundtrack to "Fame" is one of the most memorable of all time, with timeless hits like "Fame" and "I Sing the Body Electric". The music perfectly captures the energy and spirit of the film and adds to its overall impact.Talented cast: The cast of "Fame" is full of talented actors and dancers, who bring energy and life to the film. The performances are powerful and memorable, making it easy to become emotionally invested in the characters.Accurate representation of the performing arts world: "Fame" offers a realistic and accurate representation of the performing arts world, capturing the excitement and challenges of pursuing a career in this field.Timeless themes: Despite being made over 40 years ago, the themes of "Fame" are still relevant today. The film explores themes such as determination, perseverance, and the importance of following your dreams, making it a timeless classic.Overall, "Fame" (1980) is a classic film that will inspire and entertain you. If you're a fan of musical dramas or simply enjoy watching stories about pursuing your dreams, this is a movie that should definitely be on your watchlist.

This is the original Fame! This version of fame makes the NEW Fame really boring & worthless in my opinion. It involves "TRUE-TO-LIFE" events, & encounters. The new Fame is set in a more of a "societal expectation" environment. For instance, in real life you'd expect the teachers of a school to push their students very hard in dance school so they succeed with great progress & when they foul up the teachers let them know that with sharp notes of failure. There is no doubt that the original Fame covers this with the teachers in the school. It also shows truth & honesty when a student isn't cut out for dance or music. The original Fame shows real life reactions to stress & music when students take to the streets with their talents utilizing a great piece of music by a student from the school & when Leroy causes destruction to the display cases in the school. That IS real-life occurances & it happens at some point -n- time somewhere in the world. Finally, in both the Fame movies (original & new) there is a guy that takes advantage of a girl by posing as a movie director or something similar. In the original you see that the photographer expects her to be a big girl, telling her to take her clothes off. Pressuring her to be scammed into doing nude photography & she reluctantly does do it (once again real-time occurances), but in the new Fame, she only goes as far as getting hit on a little bit, pushes the dude away, shouts I can't believe it, & walks out of the trailer like it's an option to just do that. This is the garbage that society would want you to believe that happens these days. They totally destroyed a valuable movie by creating a "modern-day" Fame that could get a guest shot with Mr. Rogers Neighborhood where nothing even remotely negative would ever happen. Young adults should be seeing more of how real-life really is so they can protect themselves on a more serious level. This modern-day mushy societal garbage such as the new Fame is a waste of peoples time & money. It provides a thinking pattern that everything will be an "OK" outcome If something goes wrong in the world & THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY 90% OF THE TIME IN THE REAL WORLD! Not knowing this early on can give young people the wrong impression about their guard. So if you are looking for a realistic version, down to earth then the original Fame is the one for you. It is very enjoyable & doesn't fill your head full of mush. A must have for People who live in the hard & cold real world!

Really enjoyed this Fame DVD, as it had a good story as well as good music.

Having been born after the time of Fame and other break out movies of the time, I knew that this was something I had to experience much the same way as my mom did when she was younger. What I hadn't expected was the terribly torn reviews between either hating it or loving it.Still, I went with my gut and purchased the video to find meaning to both sides of the story.First, the audition sequence was very long, much longer than necessary even. While it was interesting and visually appealing, it got sort of boring and right when you thought that it was never going to end, the students get their calls of acceptance!Beginning Freshman year with "Hot Lunch" sets the mood for the rest of the movie, energetic and in your face. Students dancing and singing all over the place show us the naivety of the youth as they begin their journeys toward becoming performers.The movie did have continuity issues and was inconsistant in it's presentation of each year. It spends too much time on Freshman and Sophomore year and shortens Junior and Senior year to maybe 15 minutes more or less. The fast pace of the movie, however is what gives it it's feel and it's ravor sharp edge.The issues are real though I don't believe that ever single person should have suffered from them. A previous reviewer described the movie as pornographic which it is not at all. Bare chests do make several appearances through out the movie (mostly involving Irene Cara's barely noticable breasts), but there are no explicit sex scenes or even noises. There are two implied scenes and you don't see anything but the girl beckoning that the guy follow, no more.All around. this movie has an impact many movies fail to achieve. It defines a subculture, a dream, and an era that will not soon be forgotten in pop culture. If you are looking for a snappy dancey musical with an upbeat ending, pass this one up and I suggest you take a look at Grease or Rent. If you want reality and hard hitting truths backed by an incredible soundtrack, then take a look at this.