Almost Famous
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| Almost Famous | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Cameron Crowe |
| Produced by | Cameron Crowe Lisa Stewart |
| Written by | Cameron Crowe |
| Starring | Patrick Fugit Billy Crudup Kate Hudson Frances McDormand Jason Lee Philip Seymour Hoffman Zooey Deschanel |
| Music by | Nancy Wilson |
| Cinematography | John Toll |
| Editing by | Joe Hutshing Saar Klein |
| Distributed by | USA: DreamWorks Non-USA: Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 13, 2000 |
| Running time | Theatrical cut 122 min. Extended cut 162 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Gross revenue | $47,383,689 |
Almost Famous is a 2000 comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, writer and director of Jerry Maguire. It tells a fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines while covering the rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone.
Despite receiving good reviews, the film was a box office bomb. It received four Oscar nominations, one of which led to an award to Crowe for his screenplay. It was also awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Roger Ebert hailed it as the best movie of the year.
The film is based on Crowe's experiences touring with rock bands The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. In a Rolling Stone article, he talks about how he lost his virginity, fell in love, and met his heroes, experiences that are shared by William, the main character in the film.
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Almost Famous (2000)
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Almost Famous (2000)
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