Almost Famous
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Product Information
Cameron Crowe's career trajectory reads like a true Hollywood story - he started out as a 15-year-old writing for Rolling Stone magazine and eventually ended up writing, directing, and acting in movies. His poignant writing style reflects the nostalgia and humor of an era, with bits of pop culture and musical history and trivia woven in. This has proven to be a highly successful formula, as in the 1989 emo love story SAY ANYTHING, and the 90s grunge rocker hit SINGLES. ALMOST FAMOUS is a semiautobiographical account that tells the story of a teen journalist, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who goes on the road with an up-and-coming rock band called Stillwater. 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. Miller is in for...Actors and Key Contributors: John Toll, Nancy Wilson, Fairuza Balk, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Frances McDormand, Noah Taylor, Anna Paquin,
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Review Summary
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Spotlight Review
Almost Famous is Absolutely Fabulous
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By AliventiAsylum
on Wed Jun 27 18:09:30 EDT 2001I missed out on the grand old days of rock & roll. As I started developing an interest in my own music, disco was king. I soon got past that and found the early 80's new wave and punk, along with true rock music from before the disco era. So maybe...
Pros: great script, acting deserved more awards than it received .
Cons: nothing.
Bottom Line: An illuminating look at a bygone era of rock & roll - before bands had business managers!.




