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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   87,247 votes
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Director:
Cameron Crowe
Writer (WGA):
Cameron Crowe (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 September 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Tagline:
Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it.
Plot:
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies it on their concert tour. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 44 wins & 76 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Outstanding more (749 total)
US TV Schedule:
Sat. Nov. 148:00 PMCW   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Something Real (USA) (working title)
Stillwater (USA) (working title)
The Uncool (USA) (working title)
Untitled Cameron Crowe Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA) (director's cut (DVD title))
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity.
Runtime:
122 min | USA:162 min (director's cut) | Croatia:152 min (DVD extended cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Brazil:12 | Italy:T | Ireland:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Norway:15 (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Québec) | Chile:14 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37614) | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Singapore:R(A) (censored version) (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (cut) (re-rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Penny Lane dancing in the empty, debris-strewn Cleveland auditorium is Cameron Crowe's favorite scene in the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: William's picture of Penny jumps from the left side of his typewriter to the right side before he picks it up and sets it aside. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Psych: High Top Fade Out (#4.7)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Dear Jill more

FAQ

Is there a real Penny Lane?
Is Stillwater a real band?
Is the film based on a true story?
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22 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
Outstanding, 30 July 2005
9/10
Author: mjw2305 from England

William has an overprotective mother, and his sister has already been driven away by her refusal to accept her children's ambitions and interests. William finds solace in his sister's music collection and begins to dream of a life as a rock journalist. At 15 William manages to land a assignment with Rolling Stone Magazine to interview an up and coming band called Stillwater, and he quickly finds himself immersed in the life his mother so desperately wanted to protect him from.

And so the story begins, as William tours with the band, we are taken on a journey of mistrust, discovery, deceit and disappointment; interlaced with the hard truths about the bands lifestyle of drugs, alcohol, sex and music.

Almost Famous pulls no punches, and is a deep insight into the dream that became an ambition, that became a harsh reality.

Packed with top class performances all round and great music score Almost Famous delivers, and delivers with attitude and realism that is rarely captured on film.

A must see for Fans of the genre, but there's certainly enough here for everyone.

9/10

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