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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
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
- Tiny Dancer By Elton John. There’s almost certainly no more famous music scene in Almost Famous than the group singalong of “Tiny Dancer.” It perfectly illustrates how music can bring people together, even during hard times, and the scene works so well and touched so many people that Elton John once admitted it single-handedly “resurrected” the song and turned it into one of his most requested hits.
- America By Simon And Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel’s “America” is used in the scene where William’s sister Anita leaves. She says it explains why she’s leaving home to become a stewardess, and while there’s something about her journey that feels a little naive, there’s also so much hope and beauty.
- The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) By Alvin And The Chipmunks. There are a handful of widely used Christmas songs that immediately put the viewer into a holiday mindset.
- Sparks By The Who. When William’s sister Anita leaves to find herself, she gifts William her records. The movie uses his discovery as a way to quickly progress him from an innocent, intelligent little kid to a teenager with a mind of his own.
Cast. Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Zooey Deschanel Michael Angarano Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor John Fedevich Mark Kozelek Philip Seymour Hoffman Liz Stauber Jimmy Fallon Olivia Rosewood Bijou Phillips Alice Marie Crowe J.J. Cohen Gary Kohn Ray Porter Mark Pellington Eion Bailey Terry Chen Rainn ...
Sep 22, 2000 · Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny.
- Cameron Crowe
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- Billy Crudup
Dec 4, 2023 · To begin with, I love everything about Almost Famous.Cameron Crowe’s heartfelt masterpiece has stood the test of time since its release in 2000. Vanilla Sky and Jerry Maguire also came from Crowe’s brilliant mind, yet this movie is unique because it was deeply personal to him, as it is semi-autobiographical and borrows from events he experienced as a young rock journalist for Rolling Stone ...
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Almost Famous is a 2000 American comedy drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It tells the story of a teenage journalist, played by Fugit, writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s, touring with the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and writing his first cover story on the band.
