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Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore.Set in New York City, it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending The High School of Performing Arts, from their auditions to their freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years.
In the first year (1978), only five students remained in the course at the end of the year, only two of whom passed the AP Calculus exam. [4] Writing in Reason , Jerry Jesness stated, "Unlike the students in the movie, the real Garfield students required years of solid preparation before they could take calculus.
Breaking Away is a 1979 American coming of age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich.It follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high school.
Class is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Lewis John Carlino, starring Rob Lowe, Jacqueline Bisset, Andrew McCarthy, and Cliff Robertson.In addition to being Lowe's second film (released four months after The Outsiders), it marked the film debuts of McCarthy, John Cusack, Virginia Madsen, Casey Siemaszko, and Lolita Davidovich.
In 2008, Empire magazine ranked it at number 369 on their The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time list. [50] It later ranked at number 38 on their 2014 list. [51] Similarly, The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1000 Movies Ever list [52] and Entertainment Weekly ranked the film number 1 on its list of the 50 Best High School Movies. [53]
The movie ends with Watson on a high note -- literally. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982) ANTHONY EDWARDS, SEAN PENN, ERIC STOLTZ 8) Jeff Spicoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
The movie with its fantastical beasts and emphasis on the power of imagination became an instant cult classic. Fun Fact: Dustin and Suzie sing the movie’s theme song in season 3 of Stranger Things !
The students make more demands on Shoop after he tells them they need to take a test so he throws an English book against the chalkboard and, after listing his sacrifices to grant their favors, quits his job in anger. His students start feeling guilty, and scare off Shoop's dull replacement with a scene reminiscent of The Texas Chain Saw ...