Title: Fame
Writer: Allison Burnett
Producers:
Mark
Canton, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg & Richard Wright
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Year: 2009
Plot: Based on Fame
1980 by Alan Parker, Fame follows the
students of New York City High School of the Performing Arts. Students are selected through auditions in
music, theater, and dance. Students come
from all walks of life to spend four years becoming the best they can be at
their performing art. The movie focuses on
students from each performing art as they learn to challenge themselves and put
their talent to the test. Viewers will
see the students fall in and out of love, create new friendships, and find
their true identities.
Review: I grew up watching
the original and was very weary of the remake of such an awesome and original
film. The new version of Fame does not
live up to expectations. I found the
storylines hard to follow. The new movie
tries to include too many different story lines, rather than focus on just a
couple select few. The issues that the
characters have to deal with are also downplayed in the remake. The dancing has been updated to follow more a
contemporary flow. The music department
is barely covered in the new movie. The
focus of music is in the chorus and through two characters that are trying to
get a record deal. The theater scenes
are very close to the original scenes.
However, the characters seem much younger than the original
version. Tweens will enjoy the concept
of Fame and like the music; however,
they will be lost with the continuous back and forth between characters. This movie could have benefited from a bigger
focus on select main characters.
Genre: Movie/Musical/Drama
Interest Level: ages 9 and up
Related Shows: High School Musical; Bandslam; The Princess Diaries
Related Shows: High School Musical; Bandslam; The Princess Diaries
Starring:
Students
Kay Panabaker as Jenny Garrison
Collins Pennie as Malik Washburn
Asher Book as Marco
Paul Iacono as Neil Baczynsky
Naturi Naughton as Denise
Anna Maria Perez de Taglé as Joy Moy
Paul McGill as Kevin Barrett
Kherington Payne as Alice Ellerton
Walter Perez as Victor Tavares
Kristy Flores as Rosie Martinez
Teachers and staff
Debbie Allen as Principal Angela Simms
Charles S. Dutton as Mr. Alvin Dowd
Bebe Neuwirth as Ms. Lynn Kraft
Megan Mullally as Ms. Fran Rowan
Kelsey Grammer as Mr. Joel Cranston
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