Dancing With the Stars is Nothing Compared to Quincy’s FAME

Fame, It all began with a dream…

According to professional movie critic Giffordgtech, “This movie is based upon the 1980 film which follows NYC talent attending the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, (Known today as Fiorello H. Laguardia H.S.) students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc.

In 1936, New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia founded the High School of Music & Art in order to provide a facility where the most gifted and talented public school students of New York City could pursue their talents in art or music, while also completing a full academic program of instruction. In 1948, the School of Performing Arts was created to provide training in performance skills to students who wished to prepare for professional careers in dance, music or drama.”

The film promises to be a younger, sharper version of American Idol. Fame really shows all the hard work that aspiring performers must go through for a shot at the big screen. The film tells the story of it all; the good, the bad, and the ugly. Struggling performer’s stories are told about abortion, coming out of the closet, and many other issues.

Fame is the world premier production of director Kevin Tancharoen. “Tancharoen was called in to discuss a remake with producer Gary Lucchesi, “My initial gut reaction was a little violent,” he says. “I loved the first one a lot. I had put it on a pedestal as one of the only raw, gritty looks into being a performer. It reflected the ’80s, and it was a movie that I watched almost every year.”

Still, Tancharoen was intrigued with the idea of updating “Fame,” telling Lucchesi he didn’t envision an exact replica. “Coco, Leroy, Bruno, Ralph, you cannot cast them again,” he says, reeling off the names of the first film’s main characters. “If you recast them, you will already have people who hate it, and I know there will be haters no matter what. You can, however, take the original idea and core message and integrity and play it to 2009.” (Rachel Abramowitz)

When the Quincy Cove movie goers about fame their were mixed reactions. Some of the movie goers thought that the film was fantastic, but other wished they would have seen Surrogates.

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