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Almost Famous: Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee. A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Cameron Crowe
- 2000-09-22
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Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William, an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands...
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- Billy Crudup
The early 1970s. William Miller is 15-years old and an aspiring rock journalist. He gets a job writing for Rolling Stone magazine. His first assignment: tour with the band Stillwater and write about the experience. Miller will get to see what goes on behind the scenes in a famous band, including the moments when things fall apart.
Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey. Crowe is so good on mood and milieu that when Elton John's bubblegum ballad "Tiny Dancer" swells on the soundtrack, in this context it sounds like a hymn. See all 38 reviews on Metacritic.com. See all external reviews for Almost Famous.
Sep 15, 2000 · “Almost Famous” is funny and touching in so many different ways. It’s the story of a 15-year-old kid, smart and terrifyingly earnest, who through luck and pluck gets assigned by Rolling Stone magazine to do a profile of a rising rock band.
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Feb 6, 2001 · A charming, perceptive story of a teenage rock journalist who grows up on tour, this is based on the real-life antics of writer-director Cameron Crowe.
