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Uncool 15-year-old William Miller is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock band and writing about it for Rolling Stone magazine, whose editors are unaware of his young age. Though Miller's mentor, legendary rock critic Lester Bangs cautions him not to befriend the musicians, Miller takes it a step further and befriends both the band and the Band-Aids the girls who hang around with the band because they love the music.Product Identifiers
ProducerLisa Stewart, Ian Bryce, Cameron Crowe, Scott Martin
EAN5050582405668
eBay Product ID (ePID)49245229
Product Key Features
ActorPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Fallon, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, Noah Taylor, Jason Lee, Anna Paquin, Bijou Phillips, Frances Mcdormand, John Fedevich, Fairuza Balk, Zooey Deschanel, Billy Crudup, Mark Kozelek
Film/TV TitleAlmost Famous
DirectorCameron Crowe
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish\Portuguese\Spanish
Run Time122 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen\16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2007
FeaturesHBO Making Of Featurette\Rolling Stones Articles Original Text By Cameron Crowe\Stillwaters Fever Dog Music Video\Filmographies\Production Notes\Trailer\Animated Menus\Interactive Menus, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Production DesignerClay A. Griffith
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - ...Terrifically authentic and heartfelt.. -- Rating: A-, USA Today - ...Kate Hudson gets a chance to shine....[The] strengths here are the characters, performances and the command with which Crowe sets up his story...--3.5 out of 4 stars, Total Film - ...Not only a glowing, effectively realized tribute to both the era and the music, but also a beautifully crafted coming-of-age drama.. -- 4 out of 5 stars, Sight and Sound - ...Always a fluent writer of dialogue, Crowe puts some rip-roaring tirades in [the film]..., New York Times - ...[Patrick Fugit] is remarkable in his first film role....Ms. Hudson and Mr. Crudup inhabit their roles with such mellow ease that the film opens up around them....In addition to Ms. McDormand and Mr. Hoffman, [Jason Lee and Fairuza Balk] are especially memorable...
Additional InformationWriter-director Cameron Crowe brings the 1970s music scene to life with his semiautobiographical story of a teen journalist who goes on the road with a rock band. Uncool 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is living every teenager's dream. He's touring with Stillwater, an up-and-coming rock band featuring lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee) and charismatic lead guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and writing about it for Rolling Stone magazine, whose editors are unaware of his young age. Though Miller's mentor, legendary rock critic Lester Bangs portrayed with humor and heart by Philip Seymour Hoffman cautions him not to befriend the musicians, Miller takes it a step further and befriends both the band and the Band-Aids the girls who hang around with the band because they love the music. Newcomer Fugit is the perfect William Miller: baby-faced, slightly gawky, and an awestruck observer. Kate Hudson sparkles as Penny Lane, the leader of the Band-Aids, and Frances McDormand delivers a stellar performance as Elaine, Miller's protective and mildly paranoid mother. In the tradition of SAY ANYTHING and JERRY MAGUIRE, Crowe's coming-of-age tale is intelligent, well written, and infused with humor in unlikely places.
AwardsBest Screenplay (Original) 2000 - Cameron Crowe
Art DirectorClayton Hartley
ScreenwriterCameron Crowe
Dubbing LanguagesSpanish
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleAlmost Famous
EditorJoe Hutshing, Saar Klein
Director of PhotographyJohn Toll