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Almost Famous
2000
Writer-director Cameron Crowe brings the 1970s music scene to life with his semiautobiographical story of a teen journalist who goes on the road with a rock band. Uncool 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock band featuring lead singer .. Read more
| Starring | Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee |
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| Director | Cameron Crowe |
| Genres | Drama |
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Almost Famous
Writer-director Cameron Crowe brings the 1970s music scene to life with his semiautobiographical story of a teen journalist who goes on the road with a rock band. Uncool 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock band featuring lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee) and charismatic lead guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and writing about it for Rolling Stone magazine, whose editors are unaware of his young age. Though Miller's mentor, legendary rock critic Lester Bangs--portrayed with humor and heart by Philip Seymour Hoffman--cautions him not to befriend the musicians, Miller takes it a step further and befriends both the band and the Band-Aids--the girls who hang around with the band because they love the music. Newcomer Fugit is the perfect William Miller: baby-faced, slightly gawky, and an awestruck observer. Kate Hudson sparkles as Penny Lane, the leader of the Band-Aids, and Frances McDormand delivers a stellar performance as Elaine, Miller's protective and mildly paranoid mother. In the tradition of SAY ANYTHING and JERRY MAGUIRE, Crowe's coming-of-age tale is intelligent, well written, and infused with humor in unlikely places.
| Starring | Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Fairuza Balk, Philip Seymour Hoffman |
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| Director | Cameron Crowe |
| Studio | COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 10 Sep 2001 Blu-ray: 11 Feb 2008 |
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"...[Patrick Fugit] is remarkable in his first film role....Ms. Hudson and Mr. Crudup inhabit their roles with such mellow ease that the film opens up around them....In addition to Ms. McDormand and Mr. Hoffman, [Jason Lee and Fairuza Balk] are especially memorable..."
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Totally enjoyable ...
Totally enjoyable movie about a young under-age journalist with the Mother-from-Hell, who somehow becomes part of the 1973 Stillwater Tour on his first ... read more »
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Very watchable
15-year old wannabe music journo, gets to go on tour with almost famous rock band, sex n drugs n rock n roll, Mum doesn’t approve, band have issues, RAWK... read more »
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One of my favourites
A lot of people are saying it's boring, it's hardly meant to be a thriller, but it is not boring either, it's a beautiful colour-drenched, laugh &... read more »
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Fab!
Really enjoyed this film! Many of the characters were carefully wrought with a witty and thoughtful script, redolent of the period. William seemed just a little... read more »
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Monkey expert takes aim at Crowe
- WENN Newsdesk
- 06 Sep 2011
Animal rights activists have taken aim at moviemaker Cameron Crowe for using a live monkey in his new movie We Bought A Zoo. Leading primatologist Dr. Iqbal Malik has written to the Almost Famous director on behalf of PETA, urging him to rethink using animal actors in future films after he hired Crystal, the capuchin monkey from The Hangover sequel, for his new movie, which stars Matt Damon. Dr. Malik, who has studied monkeys for 30 years from her base in New Delhi, India, points out that... Read more
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Writer-director Cameron Crowe brings the 1970s music scene to life with his semiautobiographical story of a teen journalist who goes on the road with a rock band. Uncool 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock ...
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Almost Famous
Writer-director Cameron Crowe brings the 1970s music scene to life with his semiautobiographical story of a teen journalist who goes on the road with a rock band. Uncool 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock ...
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