Fame (2009 film)

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Fame

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
Produced by Mark Canton
Gary Lucchesi
Tom Rosenberg
Richard Wright
Screenplay by Allison Burnett
Based on Fame by
Alan Parker
Starring Debbie Allen
Kelsey Grammer
Charles S. Dutton
Megan Mullally
Bebe Neuwirth
Naturi Naughton
Collins Pennie
Kay Panabaker
Asher Book
Kherington Payne
Walter Perez
Anna Maria Perez de Taglé
Paul Iacono
Kristy Flores
Paul McGill
Music by Mark Isham
Cinematography Scott Kevan
Editing by Myron Kerstein
Studio Lakeshore Entertainment
United Artists
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23) (LA)
September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)
Running time 107 minutes
122 minutes (Extended cut)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $18 million
Box office $77,184,633[1]

Fame is a 2009 musical film and 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 the USA, Canada, Ireland, and the UK.

Contents

[edit] Cast

The main cast is featured on the official website.[2]

Students
Teachers and staff
Other characters

[edit] Release

[edit] Critical reception

"Why bother to remake 'Fame' if you don't have clue about why the 1980 movie was special? Why take a touching experience and make it into a shallow exercise? Why begin with a R-rated look at plausible kids with real problems and tame it into a PG-rated after-school special? Why cast actors who are sometimes too old and experienced to play seniors, let alone freshmen?"

 —Roger Ebert
2/4 stars...[3]

The film has received generally unfavorable reviews from critics.[4] Rotten Tomatoes reported that 27% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 103 reviews with an average score of 4.5/10.[5] For its general consensus, they conclude that "Fame is ultimately undone by its choppy editing, its incomplete characterizations, and its apparent desire to appeal to the High School Musical generation"[5] Based on 26 critical reviews sampled by Metacritic, it gave an average score of 39% for the film.[4] On At the Movies, Michael Phillips gave the film a See It while A.O. Scott gave the film a Skip It.[6]

[edit] Box office

The film opened at #3 behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and the newly released Surrogates with approximately $10,011,682.[7] The film has grossed $22,455,510 domestically and $50,930,003 in the foreign market with an international gross of $73,385,513, making it a moderate box office success.[8]

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released on August 25, 2009. It features a blend of American standards and new pieces, written specifically for the movie. Included from the original film are the piano ballad "Out Here On My Own" and the title theme (both sung by Irene Cara for the original film).[9]

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

Additionally, a More Music From Fame [10] and a solo album by Naturi Naughton titled Fame Presents Naturi Naughton as Denise: Didn't I Tell You? were released in February 2010.[11]

[edit] Charts

Year Chart Peak Position
2009 Australian Albums Chart[12] 59

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fame at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "Full Cast". http://www.generationfame.com/. 
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Fame Review". Chicago Sun-Times. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090923/REVIEWS/909249997/1023. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
  4. ^ a b "Fame (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/fame. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
  5. ^ a b "Fame Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10011235-fame/. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
  6. ^ Phillips, Michael and A.O. Scott (2009-09-26). "Fame Movie Review". BV Entertainment.com. http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/atm/reviews.html?sec=6&subsec=Fame. Retrieved 2009-09-28. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for September 25–27, 2009". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2009&wknd=39&p=.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
  8. ^ "Fame (2009)". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fame09.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-13. 
  9. ^ "Fame – Complete Soundtrack Track Listing — The Scorecard Review". Thescorecardreview.com. 2009-08-25. http://thescorecardreview.com/news/2009/08/25/fame-complete-soundtrack-track-listing/5060. Retrieved 2012-02-15. 
  10. ^ soundtrack&lp=4&cp=1
  11. ^ soundtrack&lp=5&cp=1
  12. ^ "Pandora Archive". Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091005-0000/issue1023.pdf. Retrieved 2012-02-15. 

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