Brian Weis founded The Sheepshead Association in 2002 with one main mission - to positively promote the game that trumps all others. 1  2016 Nicolet Annual sheepsheadTournament - March 31, 2016.  Awesome Sheepshead Video - December 23, 2015.
The original Fame movie came out in 1980, it was going to be called Hot Lunch at first.
The film was theatrically released on November 23, 2011 by Paramount Pictures, premiered at the NYFF on October 10, 2011 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 28, 2012 by Paramount Home Entertainment. 1  Maillardet's automaton was an inspiration for the design of the automaton in the film.