remember𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗘 on Instagram: "May 16, 1980 – The original film “Fame” was released 44 years ago. The most iconic scene in the film “Fame”, and one of the most iconic dance scenes in the history of movie musicals, is the scene on 46th street in midtown, Manhattan. It took three days to shoot. Director Alan Parker remembers: "Our biggest logistical challenge on Fame was the musical pandemonium outside the school where the kids flood into the 46th street traffic, creating anarchic musical mayhem.