Review of Fame (1978) by David L — 27 Feb 2007

I did not get the "Leroy is gay" Memo...good movie all the same.

This review of Fame (1978) was written by David L on 27 Feb 2007.

Fame has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Fame

Review of Fame (1978)

By Carol H (660) on 06 Sep 2017

I watched the remake of this movie yesterday on a Netflix whim and it was completely dire, so I wanted to watch this to see if it was better,…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Bruce Mccabe (78) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 27 Apr 2018

Fame isn't only the best musical of the summer, it's one of the best films of any genre -- a fresh and funky, sassy and brassy, gutty and gritty,…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By David F (1,889) on 29 Jul 2012

A surprisingly gritty movie about teenagers in a special High School for performing arts in NYC circa 1980…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Ryan C (2,517) on 09 Nov 2014

Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Lori B (339) on 17 Aug 2011

Boo-urns. I just don't get why this movie is so revered. There's not even a love triangle…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Jessica B (670) on 07 Dec 2012

Although before my time and often misunderstood by a generation raised on Step Up sequels and High School Musical's, this original and often…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Alec B (1,705) on 11 Nov 2018

The movie is way too overstuffed to be an effective examination of these kids (on top of covering four years, the movie has so many characters…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Paul D (6,077) on 23 Jan 2012

This had a good message at it's heart, but it was just too darn long! It felt a little corporate to me as well…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Hannah D (723) on 06 Jun 2012

I was expecting to only like this for the music, but I found it very entertaining with lots of interesting scenes…

Read Review

Review of Fame (1978)

By Ashley H (2,345) on 20 Feb 2013

Some parts are better than some, but the music, dance, and commitment by the young cast is what drives the movie…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by David L

Review of Cairo Station (1958)

By David L (3,419) on 30 Nov 2018

Although definitely overly short in runtime and filled with too many characters, Cairo Station is nonetheless a very admirable film which is…

Read Review

Review of XXY (2007)

By David L (3,419) on 30 Nov 2018

XXY is unfortunately overly sensationalist in a couple of graphic, unsubtle sequences, but overall it's an important movie about the rarely…

Read Review

Review of Bumblebee (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 25 Dec 2018

Great movie. Anyone that was a teenager in the 80s will love this movie. It's not really a Transformers movie…

Read Review

Review of The Rider (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 06 Jan 2019

The filmmakers wanted to go a different route with The Rider by avoiding the inspirational, clichéd trappings that this story could have fallen…

Read Review

Review of The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 17 Nov 2018

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is simplistic and straightforward sometimes to its detriment plus the runtime is way too short, but the acting…

Read Review

Review of Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 24 Nov 2018

He's a humanitarian, an environmentalist that realizes the importance of Mother Earth & those who labor in this world -- he preaches only fraternity,…

Read Review

Review of Life Itself (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 04 Jan 2019

Such a great movie --well written. Left me crying the entire flight…

Read Review

Review of The Final Year (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 01 Dec 2018

Obama's final year on foreign policy seen and spoken by his major staff -- Kerry, Rhodes, Power…

Read Review

Review of BlacKkKlansman (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 27 Oct 2018

BlacKkKlansman is a surprisingly engaging and suspenseful movie that is especially potent in its first half which is very entertaining and…

Read Review

Review of Alpha (2018)

By David L (3,419) on 17 Nov 2018

Alpha is very obviously influenced by 'Apocalypto' in its approach and it does not have much in its mind, but it's such a spirited adventure…

Read Review

More Reviews by David L

Popular Movies Right Now

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Parasite

2019

88%251 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Fame

1978

63%440 Reviews

The Kingdom

2007

65%768 Reviews

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

77%308 Reviews

Home

2016

56%606 Reviews

I Feel Pretty

2018

48%684 Reviews

She's Out of My League

2010

60%747 Reviews

Blacula

1972

51%155 Reviews

Forrest Gump

1994

85%938 Reviews

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008

69%535 Reviews

The Sword in the Stone

1963

70%526 Reviews