Movie
Fame
Overview
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Details
- Release date
- 1980-05-16
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Irene Cara as Coco Hernandez
- Barry Miller as Ralph Garci/Raul Garcia
- Maureen Teefy as Doris Finsecker
- Paul McCrane as Montgomery MacNeil
- Lee Curreri as Bruno Martelli
- Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy Johnson
- Antonia Franceschi as Hilary Van Doren
- Laura Dean as Lisa Monroe
- Boyd Gaines as Michael
- Albert Hague as Mr. Shorofsky
- Tresa Hughes as Mrs. Finsecker
- Anne Meara as Mrs. Sherwood
Crew
- Alan Parker - Director
- Christopher Gore - Writer
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