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Fame
Theatrical Poster
Directed byKevin Tancharoen
Written byAllison Burnett
Produced byMark Canton
Gary Lucchesi
Tom Rosenberg
Richard Wright
StarringKay Panabaker
Naturi Naughton
Asher Book
Paul McGill
Paul Iacono
Debbie Allen
Kelsey Grammer
Charles S. Dutton
Walter Perez
Megan Mullally
Anna Maria Perez de Taglé
CinematographyScott Kevan
Edited byMyron Kerstein
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
September 25, 2009 (US and UK)
September 24, 2009 (AUS)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryTemplate:FilmUS
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million
Box office$23,647,656 As Of October 2, 2009

Fame is a Template:Fy American musical film which 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 both USA, Canada and the UK.

Plot

Auditions

The film opens with students auditioning for admittance. Those admitted include:

Several of the teachers are also introduced:

Freshman year

Students learn on the first day of classes that their teachers expect them to know everything. In dance class, Ms. Kraft is appalled by 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"), and Denise and Malik escape the madness and they talk to each other.

Cast

The main cast is featured on the official website.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released to stores and digital outlets (such as iTunes) on August 25, 2009. It features a blend of American standards and new pieces written specifically for the movie. Included from the original movie are the piano ballad Out Here On My Own and the title theme (both sung by Irene Cara in the original film).

Track listing

  1. "Welcome to P.A." - Raney Shockne
  2. "Fame" - Naturi Naughton - UK #33#"Big Things" - Anjulie
  3. "Ordinary People" - Asher Book
  4. "This Is My Life" - Hopsin, Ak'Sent, Tynisha Keli & Donte "Burger" Winston
  5. "Out Here on My Own" - Naturi Naughton
  6. "Street Hustlin'" - Raney Shockne feat. Stella Moon
  7. "You'll Find a Way" (Switch & Sinden Remix) - Santigold
  8. "Can't Hide from Love" - Naturi Naughton & Collins Pennie
  9. "Black & Gold" - Sam Sparro
  10. "Back to Back" - Collins Pennie feat Ashleigh Haney
  11. "I Put a Spell on You" - Raney Shockne feat. Eddie Wakes
  12. "Get On the Floor" - Naturi Naughton & Collins Pennie
  13. "Try" - Asher Book
  14. "You Took Advantage of Me" - Megan Mullally
  15. "Too Many Women" (Damon Elliott Remix) - Rachael Sage
  16. "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Asher Book
  17. "You Made Me Love You" - Raney Shockne feat. Oren Waters
  18. "Hold Your Dream" - Kay Panabaker, Asher Book & Naturi Naughton

Reception

Critical

The film has received generally negative to mixed reviews, with the rating of 28% based on 87 reviews on the website Rotten Tomatoes[2] and a 41 on Metacritic.

Box office

The film opened at #3 behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in its second weekend and the newly released Surrogates with approximately $11,113,077.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Full Cast".
  2. ^ Fame at Rotten Tomatoes
  3. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2009&wknd=39&p=.htm
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