Movie Review: Fame

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The latest -and perhaps last- in the string of 1980's musical movies that I've been watching this year was Fame [Wikipedia, IMDB] (movie #7, others being Grease #5, Flashdance #3, and Dirty Dancing #4). The movie was not as musical as I was expecting, though there were a few gratuitous bursts into song and dance, and some gratuitous acting as well. It's essentially Hogwarts for performing arts¹ in that there are many students with their many stories, and none are gone into as depth as they should be. The entire tale is little vignettes into the life of an overachiever in the performing arts, including the dramas of self-revelation, failure, family strife, and budding sexuality. If there are geeks in your life, especially ones who went to nerd camps or schools, it's a must-see, but for all others you can take it or leave it as you choose.

Are there any other 80's musical movies that I've missed?

¹Yeah yeah, I know Rowling would've ripped Parker and not the other way around.