Followed by
"Fame" (1982)
"Fame L.A." (1997)
Remade as
"Fame" (1982)
Fame (2009)
References
White Heat (1949)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Marty (1955)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)
Othello (1965)
"Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969)
- Late in the movie, Montgomery tells Ralph that he is taking too many pills and Ralph calls him "Dr. Marcus Welby".
Steambath (1973) (TV)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
"Laverne & Shirley" (1976)
Starting Over (1979)
Referenced in
Shoot the Moon (1982)
That's Dancing! (1985)
"Muppet Babies: Twinkle Toe Muppets (#4.9)" (1987)
- dancing on top of taxi
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Robot Holocaust (#2.9)" (1990)
- Servo: "Aren't they the kids from 'Fame'?"
The Commitments (1991)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: City Limits (#5.3)" (1992)
- "terrorized by the cast of Fame!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
- Joel: Hey it's one of the kids from Fame.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Outlaw (#6.19)" (1993)
- Mike: "Being welcomed by the cast of 'Fame'"
"The Critic: Marty's First Date (#1.2)" (1994)
- the entrance to Jay's high school states that it was featured in the film
"The Simpsons: Homer vs. Patty and Selma (#6.17)" (1995)
- Mentioned by name
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Escape 2000 (#8.5)" (1996)
- "It's the cast of Fame"
"Friends: The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion (#3.24)" (1997)
- Rachel buys a pretzel, and thinks the vendor is a kid from Fame
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Future War (#11.4)" (1999)
- Mike: "Let's go be on 'Fame'!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (#11.6)" (1999)
- "Keyboardist from Fame"
Wakko's Wish (1999) (V)
Superstar (1999)
Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop (2000)
All Over the Guy (2001)
"ER: Secrets and Lies (#8.16)" (2002)
- Open reference by a character
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Camp (2003)
"Gilmore Girls: Keg! Max! (#3.19)" (2003)
- Lorelai quotes the film.
"Gilmore Girls: Die, Jerk (#4.8)" (2003)
- Rory calls Sandra's life story "8 Mile meets Fame."
Fat Slags (2004)
- title song played as Tracey and Sandra dance
Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) (V)
- Mentioned once.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
- "Fame" played during end credits
"Nip/Tuck: Candy Richards (#5.14)" (2008)
- the title song "Fame" is played several times
The Hangover (2009)
- The title song from Fame is the last song sung by the wedding singer
"American Dad!: Moon Over Isla Island (#5.2)" (2009)
- stan plays a fame dvd to distract roger
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.16)" (2009)
- Jay says that the kids from the 2009 remake are not as talented as the kids from the original film
"Angela and Friends: (#1.25)" (2009)
- Omid Djalili mentions the film and sings "I Sing the Body Electric".
Features
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Rocky is in Fame
Featured in
On Location with: FAME (1980)
That's Dancing! (1985)
- clip of cast in streets dancing to theme song
Precious Images (1986)
The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
- The song "Fame" is #51 on the list.
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
- it was in the first segment
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
- This film is #92 on the list.
"What a Year: 1980 (#2.1)" (2007)
- Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the movies of 1980.
Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)
- A clip is shown
Bring Back... Fame (2008) (TV)
- Documentary about the movie and series.
Spoofed in
"Saturday Night Live: Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (#6.13)" (1981)
- Spoofed in the song 'Same'
"Family Guy: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks (#2.11)" (2000)
- Walt Disney drawing Minnie Mouse's breasts spoofs the video recorder getting Coco's breasts in this movie.
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
- There is a scene that spoofs a scene from the movie "Fame".
"Drawn Together: A Very Special Drawn Together After School Special (#2.13)" (2006)
- The scene where Ling-Ling commands Xandir to take his shirt off is a parody of a scene in the movie Fame
"The Omid Djalili Show: (#1.1)" (2007)
- Omid re-enacts a scene from this movie in his biography-part.
"The Footy Show: (#15.1)" (2008)
- A sketch about Wayne Carey parodies the title song from Fame.
Dance Flick (2009)
- cafeteria dance scene, acting class
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