FAME (2009) 名扬四海

Fame is a 2009 American musical drama film and a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same name. It was directed byKevin Tancharoen and written by Allison Burnett. It was released on September 25, 2009 in the US, Canada, Ireland, and the UK. The film follows NYC talents attending the New York City High School of Performing Arts (known today asFiorello H. LaGuardia High School), where students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc.

Debbie Allen, who portrays the school principal Angela Simms, is the only person to appear in the original movie, the subsequent television show (in the 1980 film and the series she played role of dance teacher Lydia Grant), and this production.

An updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.