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Almost Famous

  • 20002000
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  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Kate Hudson in Almost Famous (2000)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
280K
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    • Cameron Crowe
    • Cameron Crowe
  • Stars
    • Billy Crudup
    • Patrick Fugit
    • Kate Hudson
    • Cameron Crowe
    • Cameron Crowe
  • Stars
    • Billy Crudup
    • Patrick Fugit
    • Kate Hudson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 943User reviews
    • 173Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

    Videos5

    Almost Famous
    Trailer 2:26
    Watch Almost Famous
    Kate Hudson Career Retrospective
    Clip 1:06
    Watch Kate Hudson Career Retrospective
    'Almost Famous' | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:39
    Watch 'Almost Famous' | Anniversary Mashup
    Streaming This Week: Adam Driver, "Harley Quinn," and a Very Scary Doll
    Full Episode 3:39
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    Which Celebs Almost Played Rock Stars?
    Video 3:59
    Watch Which Celebs Almost Played Rock Stars?

    Photos268

    Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit in Almost Famous (2000)
    Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit in Almost Famous (2000)
    Frances McDormand stars as Elaine Miller
    L to R - Jason Lee, John Fedevich, Noah Taylor, Billy Crudup and Mark Kozelek
    Michael Angarano appears as the young William
    Patrick Fugit stars as William
    Alice & William come home from the road
    Billy Crudup stars as Russell Hammond
    Polexia & Jeff Bebe (Anna Paquin & Jason Lee)
    The "Band Aids" - Polexia, Sapphire and Estrella
    William follows Stillwater on the road
    Kate Hudson stars as Penny Lane

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    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Russell Hammond
    Patrick Fugit
    Patrick Fugit
    • William Miller
    Kate Hudson
    Kate Hudson
    • Penny Lane
    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • Elaine Miller
    Jason Lee
    Jason Lee
    • Jeff Bebe
    Zooey Deschanel
    Zooey Deschanel
    • Anita Miller
    Michael Angarano
    Michael Angarano
    • Young William
    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Polexia Aphrodisia
    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Sapphire
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Dick Roswell
    John Fedevich
    • Ed Vallencourt
    Mark Kozelek
    • Larry Fellows
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Lester Bangs
    Liz Stauber
    Liz Stauber
    • Leslie
    Jimmy Fallon
    Jimmy Fallon
    • Dennis Hope
    Olivia Rosewood
    • Beth from Denver
    Bijou Phillips
    Bijou Phillips
    • Estrella Starr
    Alice Marie Crowe
    • Mrs. Deegan
      • Cameron Crowe
      • Cameron Crowe
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      To look like a real rock band, the four actors in Stillwater rehearsed for four hours a night, five nights a week, for six weeks.
    • Goofs
      At the Black Sabbath show where William first meets Stillwater, someone backstage wears a 1997 Black Sabbath Reunion "Devil Twins" T-Shirt.
    • Quotes

      Dennis Hope: If you think Mick Jagger will still be out there trying to be a rock star at age fifty, then you are sadly, sadly mistaken.

    • Crazy credits
      In the music credits at the end of the film, all songs sung by Stillwater are credited to the characters who would have written them.
    • Alternate versions
      The extended 'bootleg cut' version available on DVD features 39 minutes of additional footage, bringing the running time at 162 minutes. This version is actually titled 'Untitled' and has a title card as such in Cameron Crowe's handwriting.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Nurse Betty/Turn it Up/The Way of the Gun/The Watcher/Dark Days (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      The Chipmunk Song
      Written by Ross Bagdasarian (as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)

      Performed by The Chipmunks

      Courtesy of EMI Records

      Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

    User reviews943

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    8/10
    Rock and Roll is Here to Stay
    Young Patrick Fugit, a talented juvenile writer, gets a once in a lifetime opportunity, to travel with a mid level rock band as a journalist. If the piece is good, Rolling Stone may pick it up and his career is made. Trying to pin the band down for an interview, especially the deliberately elusive leader, Billy Crudup is harder than you would think. These guys in the band Stillwater are Almost Famous, they're just a step away, but it's hard step to take.

    Billy Crudup is one of the best players around today and it's his portrayal of Russell Hammond, lead singer of Stillwater on which the film pivots. It's a very complex role and we see all sides of Russell Hammond, talented, charismatic, loyal, self indulgent, hedonistic, it's all there and whole lot more. Just how honest can young Mr. Fugit be and where does being a fan stop and being a journalist start. Fugit may not know, but the band members keep asking the question.

    Kate Hudson is around and does very well as the girl 'Penny Lane' who follows Stillwater. She's not a groupie, the term she prefers is Band Aide. And Frances McDormand is around as Fugit's mom who is constantly checking in on her son to see that he doesn't enjoy too much of the good life on the rock scene.

    Almost Famous is a very graphic picture of the rock scene of the mid Seventies. Director Cameron Crowe did a great job capturing the mood of the times as well as good performances from the cast. Still it's Billy Crudup's picture and this is a must for his fans.
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    • Dec 14, 2007

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 2000 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • San Diego Sports Arena - 3500 Sports Arena Boulevard San Diego, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Vinyl Films
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    • 2 hours 2 minutes
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