In 1970s Baltimore, 14-year-old Mary Jane gets a summer job nannying for the daughter of a local psychiatrist, Dr. Cones. Away from her traditional, “proper” household, Mary Jane enters the Cones’ laxer world of sex, drugs, and rock & roll and begins to imagine a new life for herself outside of her strict family. Almost Famous meets Daisy Jones & […]
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Almost Famous
Director: Cameron Crowe Cast: Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup
, Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
, Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson
, Jason Lee
Jason Lee
, Patrick Fugit
Patrick Fugit
Almost Famous
Director: Cameron Crowe Cast: Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup
, Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
, Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson
, Jason Lee
Jason Lee
, Patrick Fugit
Patrick Fugit
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Overview
Writer and director Cameron Crowe's experiences as a teenage rock journalist -- he was a regular contributor to Rolling Stone while still in high school -- inspired this coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old boy hitting the road with an up-and-coming rock band in the early 1970s. Elaine Miller (Frances McDormand) is a bright, loving, but strict single parent whose distrust of rock music and fears about drug use have helped to drive a wedge between herself and her two children, Anita (Zooey Deschanel) and William (Patrick Fugit). Anita rebels by dropping out of school and becoming a stewardess, but William makes something of his love of rock & roll by writing album reviews for a local underground newspaper. William's work attracts the attention of Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman), editor of renegade rock magazine Creem, who takes William under his wing and gives him his first professional writing assignment -- covering a Black Sabbath concert. While William is unable to score an interview with the headliners, the opening act, Stillwater, are more than happy to chat with a reporter, even if he's still too young to drive, and William's piece on the group in Creem gains him a new admirer in Ben Fong-Torres (Terry Chen), an editor at Rolling Stone. Torres offers William an assignment for a 3,000-word cover story on Stillwater, and over the objections of his mother (whose parting words are "Don't use drugs!"), and after some stern advice from Bangs (who says under no circumstances should he become friends with a band he's covering), Williams joins Stillwater on tour, where he becomes friendly with guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee). William also becomes enamored of Penny Lane (Kate Hudson), a groupie traveling with the band who is no older than William, but is deeply involved with Russell. Lester Bangs and Ben Fong-Torres, incidentally, were real-life rock writers Crowe worked with closely during his days as a journalist. Almost Famous' original score was composed by Nancy Wilson of Heart (who is also Crowe's wife).
Product Details
Release Date: | 01/01/2013 |
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UPC: | 0883929303755 |
Original Release: | 0000 |
Source: | Paramount Catalog |
Presentation: | [Wide Screen] |
Sound: | [stereo, Dolby Digital] |
Language: | English |
Sales rank: | 6,692 |
Cast & Crew
Performance Credits
Technical Credits
Billy Crudup | Russell Hammond |
Frances McDormand | Elaine Miller |
Kate Hudson | Penny Lane |
Jason Lee | Jeff Bebe |
Patrick Fugit | William Miller |
Noah Taylor | Dick Roswell |
Anna Paquin | Polexia Aphrodesia |
Fairuza Balk | Sapphire |
Zooey Deschanel | Anita Miller |
John Fedevich | Ed Vallencourt |
Jimmy Fallon | Dennis Hope |
Philip Seymour Hoffman | Lester Bangs |
Bijou Phillips | Estrella Starr |
Eion Bailey | Jann Wenner |
Terry Chen | Ben Fong-Torres |
Erin Foley | Alison the Fact Checker |
Peter Frampton | Reg |
Zach Ward | The Legendary Red Dog |
Olivia Rosewood | Beth from Denver |
Liz Stauber | Leslie |
Alice Marie Crowe | Mrs. Deegan |
Mark Kozelek | Larry Fellows |
Michael Angarano | Young William |
J.J. Cohen | Roadie Scully |
Gary Douglas Kohn | Roadie Gregg |
Ray Porter | Roadie Mick |
Mark Pellington | Freddy |
Rainn Wilson | David Felton,Journalism Teacher,Composer |
Jesse Caron | Darryl |
Charles Walker | Principal |
Jay Baruchel | Vic Munoz |
Pauley Perrette | Alice Wisdom |
Mitch Hedberg | Eagles Road Manager |
Devin Corey | The Who Road Manager |
Pete Droge | Hyatt Singer |
Elaine Summers | Hyatt Singer |
Eric Stonestreet | Sheldon the Desk Clerk |
Marc Maron | Angry Promoter |
Shane Willard | Ticket Scalper |
Chris McElprang | Aaron Amedori |
John Patrick Amedori | Himself |
Kate Peckham | Quiet Girl |
Julia Schuler | Waving Girl |
Brian Vaughan | Real Topeka Kid |
Anthony Martelli | Poolside Provocateur |
Zach Clairville | Acid Kid |
Ian Ridgeway | Topeka Partier |
Isaac Curtiss | Topeka Partier |
Chris Lennon Davis | Topeka Partier |
Scott N. Stevens | Co-Pilot |
Kevin Sussman | Lenny |
Reathel Bean | Warwick Hotel Clerk |
Tom Riis Farrell | Plaza Doctor |
Laura Bastianelli | Nurse |
Samuel Aaron Roberson | High School Band Member |
Brian Andreasen | High School Band Member |
Jared Hren | High School Band Member |
Mary Dragicevich | High School Band Member |
Aura Barr | High School Band Member |
William Barillaro | Bus Driver |
Holly Maples | Flight Attendant |
Matt Griesser | PSA Co-Pilot |
Susan Yeagley | Have a Nice Day Stewardess |
Nicole Spector | Hippie Girl at Airport |
Patrick Irmen | Wanna Get High Guy |
Nick Swardson | Insane Bowie Fan |
Cindy Weber | Shocked Elevator Family Member,Shocked Elevator Family Member,Shocked Elevator Family Member,Shocked Elevator Family Member,Shocked Elevator Family Member |
Samer Sourakli | Mustache Boy |
Michelle Moretti | Swingo's Desk Clerk |
Ana Maria Quintana | Arizona Housekeeper |
Lisa Buchignani | Arizona Housekeeper |
Technical Credits
Cameron Crowe | Screenwriter,Producer |
Ian Bryce | Producer |
John Frazier | Special Effects |
Ed Jones | Special Effects |
Gail Levin | Casting |
Jim Schwalm | Special Effects |
Marty P. Ewing | Producer |
Scott M. Martin | Producer,Producer |
Steven P. Saeta | Producer |
Jerry Ziesmer | Producer |
Joey Box | Stunts |
Jeff Wexler | Sound/Sound Designer |
Lisa Stewart | Producer |
Scene Index
Scene Index.
0. Scene Index.
0. Menu Group #1 with 24 chapter(s) covering 02:03:05
1. The Chipmunk Song. [:21]
2. Sparks. [:08]
3. Search and Destroy. [3:23]
4. Teacher. [4:55]
5. Your Move. [3:13]
6. Fever Dog. [:20]
7. Something in the Air. [4:46]
8. Go All the Way. [3:14]
9. Simple Man. [2:13]
10. That's the Way. [3:13]
11. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. [2:07]
12. Future Games. [1:56]
13. Tiny Dancer. [5:20]
14. Reeling in the Years. [:04]
15. Love Comes and Goes. [3:39]
16. The Wind. [5:28]
17. Slip Away. [2:19]
18. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters. [3:31]
19. My Cherie Amour. [3:33]
20. Cabin in the Sky. [2:04]
21. Brutalis. [4:07]
22. The Rain Song. [:16]
23. Tangerine. [3:30]
24. Feel Flows. [6:12]
0. Scene Index.
0. Menu Group #1 with 24 chapter(s) covering 02:03:05
1. The Chipmunk Song. [:21]
2. Sparks. [:08]
3. Search and Destroy. [3:23]
4. Teacher. [4:55]
5. Your Move. [3:13]
6. Fever Dog. [:20]
7. Something in the Air. [4:46]
8. Go All the Way. [3:14]
9. Simple Man. [2:13]
10. That's the Way. [3:13]
11. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. [2:07]
12. Future Games. [1:56]
13. Tiny Dancer. [5:20]
14. Reeling in the Years. [:04]
15. Love Comes and Goes. [3:39]
16. The Wind. [5:28]
17. Slip Away. [2:19]
18. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters. [3:31]
19. My Cherie Amour. [3:33]
20. Cabin in the Sky. [2:04]
21. Brutalis. [4:07]
22. The Rain Song. [:16]
23. Tangerine. [3:30]
24. Feel Flows. [6:12]
Menu
Main.
Special Features.
The Making Of Almost Famous
Production Notes
Cast
Fairuza Balk
Billy Crudup
Zooey Deschanel
Patrick Fugit
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Kate Hudson
Frances McDormand
Jason Lee
Anna Paquin
Noah Taylor
Filmmakers
Danny Bramson
Ian Bryce
Cameron Crowe
Peter Frampton
Clay A. Griffith
Clayton R. Hartley
Betsy Heimann
Joe Hutshing
Saar Klein
Lisa Stewart
John Toll
Nancy Wilson
Theatrical Trailer
The Rolling Stone Articles
Rolling Stone December 6, 1973
Rolling Stone March 13, 1975
Rolling Stone August 14, 1975
Rolling Stone February 10, 1977
Rolling Stone March 24, 1977
Rolling Stone May 19, 1977
Rolling Stone July 26, 1977
"Fever Dog" Music Video
Audio.
dts Digital Surround
5.1 Dolby Digital
2.0 Dolby Digital
Subtitles.
English On
English Off
Special Features.
The Making Of Almost Famous
Production Notes
Cast
Fairuza Balk
Billy Crudup
Zooey Deschanel
Patrick Fugit
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Kate Hudson
Frances McDormand
Jason Lee
Anna Paquin
Noah Taylor
Filmmakers
Danny Bramson
Ian Bryce
Cameron Crowe
Peter Frampton
Clay A. Griffith
Clayton R. Hartley
Betsy Heimann
Joe Hutshing
Saar Klein
Lisa Stewart
John Toll
Nancy Wilson
Theatrical Trailer
The Rolling Stone Articles
Rolling Stone December 6, 1973
Rolling Stone March 13, 1975
Rolling Stone August 14, 1975
Rolling Stone February 10, 1977
Rolling Stone March 24, 1977
Rolling Stone May 19, 1977
Rolling Stone July 26, 1977
"Fever Dog" Music Video
Audio.
dts Digital Surround
5.1 Dolby Digital
2.0 Dolby Digital
Subtitles.
English On
English Off
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