Sparkle (1976)
Drama | Music
Three sisters form a singing group in 1950s Harlem, but success threatens to ruin their relationship forever.
Starring: Philip Michael Thomas, Lonette McKee, Irene Cara, Dwan Smith, Dorian Harewood, Mary Alice
Director: Sam O'Steen
City Heat (1984)
Action | Comedy | Crime
Kansas City, 1933. Mike Murphy, former cop and now private investigator, must team up again with his ex-partner Lieutenant Speer, even though they can't stand each other, to fight rival crime bosses vying to control the KC underworld.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn, Rip Torn, Irene Cara
Director: Richard Benjamin
Fame (1980)
Drama | Music | Musical
In Alan Parker's 'Fame', teenagers selected for New York City's High School for the Performing Arts push their talents to the limit to make it big in show business. This episodic tale follows savvy Coco (Irene Cara), timid Doris (Maureen Teefy), gay Montgomery (Paul McCrane), macho Raul (Barry Miller), soulful Bruno (Lee Curreri), and others as they struggle to achieve their dreams of stardom while coping with the universal teenage problems of loneliness, insecurity, and embattled, mercurial identity. Cara, electric as the budding songstress Coco, shines brightest.
Starring: Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Barry Miller, Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri, Anne Meara
Director: Alan Parker
