| Almost Famous Untitled - The Bootleg Cut (2000)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Billy Crudup |
Russell Hammond
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| Frances McDormand |
Elaine Miller
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| Kate Hudson |
Penny Lane
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| Jason Lee |
Jeff Bebe
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| Patrick Fugit |
William Miller
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| Zooey Deschanel |
Anita Miller
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| Michael Angarano |
Young William
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| Anna Paquin |
Polexia Aphrodisia
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| Fairuza Balk |
Sapphire
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| Noah Taylor |
Dick Roswell
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| John Fedevich |
Ed Vallencourt
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| Mark Kozelek |
Larry Fellows
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| Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Lester Bangs
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| Liz Stauber |
Leslie
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| Jimmy Fallon |
Dennis Hope
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| Olivia Rosewood |
Beth From Denver
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| Bijou Phillips |
Estrella Starr
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| Alice Marie Crowe |
Mrs. Deegan
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| J.J. Cohen |
Roadie Scully
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| Gary Kohn |
Roadie Gregg (as Gary Douglas Kohn)
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| Ray Porter |
Roadie Mick
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| Mark Pellington |
Freddy
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| Eion Bailey |
Jann Wenner
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| Terry Chen |
Ben Fong-Torres
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| Rainn Wilson |
David Felton
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| Erin Foley |
Alison The Fact Checker
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| Jesse Caron |
Darryl
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| Charles Walker |
Principal
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| Jay Baruchel |
Vic Munoz
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| Pauley Perrette |
Alice Wisdom
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Adventure; Comedy; Drama; Music |
| Director |
Cameron Crowe |
| Producer |
Ian Bryce; Cameron Crowe |
| Writer |
Cameron Crowe |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
Unrated |
| Running Time |
2 hr 3 mins |
| 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 |
| Personal Details |
| My Rating |
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| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
253 |
| Links |
Amazon US
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Director's Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single side, single layer |
| UPC |
667068875126 |
| Chapters |
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| Release Date |
12/04/2001 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
3 |
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