Brooklyn Boy

Fame (2009)

Actors: Mark Isham (composer), Marc C. Geschwind (miscellaneous crew), Tom Rosenberg (producer), Megan Mullally (actress), Don Abernathy (actor), Maxine Brooks (miscellaneous crew), Kelsey Grammer (actor), Gary Lucchesi (producer), Mark Canton (producer), Bebe Neuwirth (actress), Don Abernathy (actor), Charles S. Dutton (actor), Debbie Allen (actress), Jennifer Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), Pamela B. Green (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: The four years in the lives of some students in one class, from their entrance audition to their graduation, at New York City's High School for the Performing Arts (P.A.) is presented. Upon their entrance, the disparate group have a few things in common: they've got "big dreams" and they "want fame". Some have natural talent, some have had to obtain talent through hard work and training, and some show only some promise which the teachers hope will materialize into true talent. Some have full support from their parents, some have support from their parents but only for the parents' specific dreams, and some have little or no parental support whatsoever. Some have formal training, some not. Some are confident of what they can do, some believe they are limited and are at school to expand those talents, while others have no confidence whatsoever. And some are clear about where they want to "be" after graduation, while some want to explore whatever other opportunities may arise for them through this experience. During their four years, some will try to learn whatever they can from their teachers, while some will butt heads with the teachers over creative differences. Some will focus on what they entered the school for, while some will explore other hidden talents. Some will blossom, while some will stagnate. Unlike their counterparts from thirty years earlier, they are allowed to find work in the performing arts while at P.A. Most will find that there are many pitfalls in looking for work - whether it be hired work or having their own work produced - especially as they are inexperienced and may want fame at any cost. And some will not make it to the end of the four years for differing reasons. After graduation, some will move onto the next phase of their pursuit of fame, while others know this juncture is the end of the line for their dream. And some will have formed life long bonds with their friends from P.A., while others know they will lose touch with their colleagues out of circumstance.

Keywords: alcohol, aspiring-film-director, ballet-dancer, based-on-film, based-on-stage-musical, based-on-stage-musical-based-on-film, broken-dream, costume, costume-party, dancer
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance,
Taglines: Dream It - Earn It - Live It I'm Gonna Make It to Heaven I'm Gonna Live Forever I'm Gonna Learn How to Fly I Feel It Coming Together Remember My Name

Quotes:

Mr. Martin Cranston: [from trailer] You have talent. Now let's see what we can do with it.

Marco: She's hot, but she thinks she's like the most talented person in the school.::Victor Tavares: So maybe she is.

Malik Washburn: [from trailer] Mom, I'm talented!::Malik's Mom: And who in the world told you you were so special?::Malik Washburn: You did.

Malik Washburn: I have talent. I AM special.::Malik's Mom: And who on Earth told you that?::Malik Washburn: You did.

Joy: First you spurn me for Eddie,Then you throw him off like an old overcoat for Rocky!::Joy: You chew people up, and then you spit them out again!::Joy: I loved you, you hear me I loved you, and what did it get me?::Joy: I'll tell you a big nothing, you're like a sponge you take, take, take, and drain others of thier love, and devotion!::Joy: Well I've had enough, you've got to choose between me, and Rocky, so named because of the rocks in his head!

Mr. James Dowd: Everything you're ashamed of, all the parts of yourself that you keep secret, everything you want to change about yourself - it's who you are. That's your power. Deny it and you're nothing.

Jenny Garrison: There are some things success is not. It's not fame. It's not money or power. Success is waking up in the morning so excited about what you have to do that you literally fly out the door. It's getting to work with people you love. Success is connecting with the world and making people feel. It's finding a way to bind together people who have nothing in common but a dream. It's falling asleep at night knowing you did the best job you could. Success is joy and freedom and friendship. And success is love.

The Affairs of Susan (1945)

Actors: Harold Miller (actor), William Meader (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), Eddie Laughton (actor), James Conaty (actor), George Brent (actor), Frank Faylen (actor), Walter Abel (actor), Sam Harris (actor), Douglas Carter (actor), Warren Hymer (actor), Jerry James (actor), Jerry James (actor), Don DeFore (actor), James Millican (actor),

Plot: Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancee summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay party girl and and the third describes a serious intellectual. Which one is the real Susan?

Keywords: character-name-in-title, theater, wedding
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: SHOCKING! Susan's Still Confusin' Us With Her Gay Experiments in Romance! She's so romantic she drives four men frantic!