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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Allison Burnett (screenplay)
Christopher Gore (1980 motion picture "Fame")
Release Date:
25 September 2009 (USA) more
Tagline:
Dream It - Earn It - Live It more
Plot:
An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. | full synopsis
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(11 articles)
Three New Films Arrive D.O.A. At Box Office
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 September 2009, 2:13 PM, PDT)
Blue Skies for 'Cloudy,'Hazy Starts for 'Surrogates,' 'Fame'
(From BoxOfficeMojo.com. 27 September 2009, 11:23 AM, PDT)
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As to be expected more (37 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kay Panabaker | ... | Jenny Garrison |
 | Naturi Naughton | ... | Denise Dupree |
 | Kherington Payne | ... | Alice Ellerton |
 | Megan Mullally | ... | Ms. Fran Rowan |
 | Bebe Neuwirth | ... | Ms. Kraft |
 | Debbie Allen | ... | Ms. Angela Simms |
 | Asher Book | ... | Marco |
 | Cody Longo | ... | Andy Matthews |
 | Walter Perez | ... | Victor Taveras |
 | Charles S. Dutton | ... | Mr. James Dowd |
 | Kelsey Grammer | ... | Mr. Martin Cranston |
 | Collins Pennie | ... | Malik Washburn |
 | Anna Maria Perez de Tagle | ... | Joy |
 | Paul McGill | ... | Kevin Barrett |
 | Paul Iacono | ... | Neil Baczynsky |
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Rated PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and language.
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107 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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USA:PG (certificate #45461) | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Norway:A | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:Btl | Hong Kong:IIA | UK:PG
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A photo is shown of Ms. Kraft (Bebe Neuwirth) with Broadway stage legend, Chita Rivera. Rivera notably played the role of Velma Kelly in the original 1975 Broadway production of "Chicago". Neuwirth also played Velma Kelly when "Chicago" was revived on Broadway in 1996. Both actresses received Tony Award nominations for their portrayals of the same character. Neuwirth went on to win the honor. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Marco is playing the piano at his parent's restaurant, the song he is playing is filled with sustained chords and legato melodies; which would require the foot pedal to be used quite often in order to achieve the sound that is heard. However, when the camera pans back to show underneath the piano, the pedal is not moving. more
Quotes:
Jenny Garrison:
First you spurn Me for Eddie, then you throww him off like an old overcoat for Rocky, you chew people up, and then you spit them out again!
Jenny Garrison:
I loved you, You Hear Me I Loved You, and what did it get me?
Jenny Garrison:
I'll tell you a big nothing, well I've had enough, you go to chos between me, and Rocky, so named cause of the rocks in his head!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) more
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?Does anyone from the original movie appear in this remake?
Is "Fame" based on a book?
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Tons of homogeneous talent -- the tooth bleach is blinding. No story, no rhythm (oddly enough), over-processed young actors with expensive haircuts and wardrobe.
This film isn't about a school with young hopefuls, it's about a fictitious institution packed full of painfully beautiful pimple-free young people.
In the original film, a handful of personalities burst onto screen and their characters were revealed as layers peeled away.
In this version, tons of hotties are thrown in and popped like corn. Nothing memorable occurs, no great songs or outstanding characters. This should have been called "Fame: Another High School Musical" Looked up the director on IMDb.com and he produced Briney Spears' tours -- talk about unoriginal, packed with fluff, and emotionally depthless. He brings all those qualities to this film.