Fame 1980 Original Vintage Lobby Card

Description

Fame

by Alan Parker

1980 Original Vintage Lobby Card #1

Featuring Irene Cara and various in the famous car top dance scene.

11 x 14″ inches / 28 x 36 cm

condition remarks: very good

About: Four teenagers must prove their mettle as they begin their journey at the New York High School of Performing Arts.

Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore. Set in New York City,
it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending The High School of Performing Arts, from their auditions to their freshman,
sophomore, junior, and senior years.

Producer David De Silva conceived the premise in 1976, partially inspired by the musical A Chorus Line.
After he was hired to direct the film, Parker rewrote the script with Gore, aiming for a darker and more dramatic tone. The script’s subject matter received criticism by the New York Board of Education,
which prevented the production from filming in the actual High School of Performing Arts. The film was shot on location in New York City, with principal photography beginning in July 1979 and concluding after 91 days.
Parker encountered a difficult filming process, which included conflicts with U.S. labor unions over various aspects of the film’s production.

Fame received a limited release beginning at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on May 12, 1980, and had a wide release in the United States on June 20, by United Artists.
The film grossed over $42 million worldwide against a production budget of $8.5 million.
The film received several awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards for Best Original Song (“Fame”) and Best Original Score,
and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song “Fame”.

In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.