Fame is ultimately undone by its choppy editing, its incomplete characterizations, and its apparent desire to appeal to the High School Musical generation.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Kevin Tancharoen -
Producer -
Mark Canton , Celine Catalaa , Gary Lucchesi , Tom Rosenberg , Richard S. Wright -
Screenwriter -
Allison Burnett -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
Lakeshore Entertainment -
Rating -
PG (Sexual Situations|Language|Teen Drinking|Thematic Material) -
Genre -
Drama , Musical -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 25, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 25, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$22.5M -
Runtime -
1h 47m