Fame (movie)
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Fame is a movie directed by Alan Parker which was released in 1980. It spawned a successful television show, a chart-topping song, and a hit Broadway musical. It also produced a non-musical play featuring the title song from the film in its lone musical number.
The main storylines of the film and the series were similar: teenagers were followed through their studies at a New York high school for performing arts (later renamed "The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (http://www.laguardiahs.org/)" ).
At one point in the film, several characters attend a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Waverly Theatre and getting involved in the audience participation aspects of the show.