| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Billy Crudup |
Russell Hammond
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| Patrick Fugit |
William H. Miller
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| Michael Angarano |
Young William
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| Zooey Deschanel |
Anita Miller
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| John Fedevich |
Ed Vallencourt
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| Kate Hudson |
Lady Goodman
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| Mark Kozelek |
Larry Fellows
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| Jason Lee |
Jeff Bebe
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| Frances McDormand |
Elaine Miller
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| Noah Taylor |
Dick Roswell
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| Fairuza Balk |
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| Philip Seymour Hoffman |
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| Anna Paquin |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Music; Romance |
| Director |
Cameron Crowe; Cameron Crow |
| Producer |
Cameron Crowe; Ian Bryce |
| Writer |
Cameron Crowe |
| Cinematography |
John Toll |
| Musician |
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| Studio |
Dreamworks |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
123 |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Almost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalization of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s rock & roll for years to come. We are introduced to Crowe's alter ego, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), at home, where his progressive mom (Frances McDormand, just superb) has outlawed rock music and sister Anita (Zooey Deschanel) has slipped him LPs that will "set his mind free." Following the wisdom of Creem's disheveled editor, Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an instant-classic performance), Miller gets on the inside with the up-and-coming band Stillwater (a fictionalized mixture of the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, and others). A simple visit with the band turns into a three-week, life-altering odyssey into the heyday of American rock. Of the characters he meets on the road, the two most important are groupie extraordinaire Penny Lane (Kate Hudson in a star-making performance) and Stillwater's enigmatic lead guitarist (Billy Crudup), who keeps stringing Miller along for an interview. From the handwritten credits (done by Crowe) to the bittersweet finale, Crowe's comedic valentine is an indelible, heartbreaking romance of music, women, and the privilege of youth. --Doug Thomas |
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| Edition Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Barcode |
667068781823 |
| Release Date |
3/13/2001 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish; Portuguese; English (Closed Captioned) |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| No. of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| "The Making of..." Documentary Cast & Director Bios Music Video Production Notes Publicity Materials Theatrical Trailers Color Closed-captioned DTS Surround Sound Widescreen |
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