in new york and a group of freshman join the high school for the performing art after be well succeed in their audition . for four year and their dream and deception and success and love and personal drama be disclose though the insecure doris finsecker ( maureen teefy ) and the homosexual montgomery ( payl mccrane ) and the aggressive leroy ( gene anthony ray ) and the hopeful coco ( irene cara ) and the ambitious ralph garci ( barry miller ) and their friend until their graduation day . twenty eight year ago and fame be a great success and with the story of teenager seek a spot in the show business and and i love this movie and the soundtrack on cd . i have just watch fame on dvd and and presently i would say that it be a good movie with a great potential only and but with too many flawed subplots . the story follow too many character and leave many situation without answer . i do not know whether alan parker have edition problem to reduce the running time of this movie and but what happen and for example and with the ballerina that go to a clinic for abortion . what happen with leroy and his teacher and do he fail due to his grammar problem . what happen with coco after undress her blouse in the apartment of that crook . the musician that play synthesizer and his proud father be leave behind in the subplot . anyway and fame be still a delightful entertainment and a cult movie for me . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent fama ( fame ) .