Almost Famous (2000)

Taglines:

Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it.

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

Vinyl Films | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2000 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut See more »

Filming Locations:

1047 Maple St, Santa Monica, California, USA See more »

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,314,646 (USA) (17 September 2000) (131 Screens)

Gross:

$47,383,689 (Worldwide)

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Vinyl Films See more »

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Runtime:

122 min  | USA: 162 min (director's cut)  | Croatia: 152 min (DVD extended cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

The roles of Russell Hammond and Penny Lane were originally set to go to Brad Pitt and Sarah Polley. Polley dropped out to work on her own project, a low-budget Canadian movie The Law of Enclosures, and Pitt, for whom writer/director Cameron Crowe had written the part of the "guitarist with mystique", worked with Crowe for months before finally admitting, according to Crowe, "I just don't get it enough to do it." Kate Hudson, who took over the role of Penny Lane, had been originally cast as William's sister. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Before the lights come up at Stillwater's Cleveland show, fans are waving Chem-Lite glow sticks. Glow sticks did not become widely available for several years after their invention, the first patent for such a device having been awarded in October, 1973. The sticks would only become popular at concerts several years after becoming available to the public. Most of the film presumably takes place in the early summer of 1973, months before the initial patent for the glow stick was even obtained. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Elaine Miller: I can't believe you wanna be Atticus Finch. Oh, that makes me feel so good.
Young William: I like him.
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Crazy Credits

Actress Amy Wright is credited for the role of 'Mrs. Deegan' in director's cut of the movie on DVD in 2001, but not on Blu-ray 2008.
Actor Shannon Saint Ryan is credited on director's cut DVD as 'Shannon St Ryan'. On director's cut Blu-ray he's 'Shannon Saint Ryan'.
Actor Bodhi Pine Elfman is on director's cut DVD 'Bodie Elfman', on director's cut Blu-ray 'Bodhi Elfman'. See more »

Connections

References The Hustler (1961) See more »

Soundtracks

"Future Games"
Written by Robert Welch
Performed by Fleetwood Mac
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »