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Almost Famous

 

Almost Famous is a fictionalized account of writer/director Cameron Crowe's own experiences as a teenage rock journalist on the road with The Allman Brothers. With a great cast, interesting characters, and a fantastic soundtrack, Almost Famous is one of my all-time favorite movies.

Almost Famous Trailer 

Almost Famous Trailer

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Patrick Fugit as William Miller 

Patrick Fugit photo by sagindiePatrick Raymond Fugit (born October 27, 1982) is an American actor perhaps best known for his performance as lead role in the Cameron Crowe film, Almost Famous.

Fugit was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jan, a dance teacher, and Bruce Fugit, an electrician. He began acting in a summer theatre program at the University of Utah when he was eleven. He continued performing while in high school and also participated in regional productions. He landed supporting roles in the TV movie Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! and the TV series Touched by an Angel. Patrick received his first movie role in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous after two auditions. He went on to star in the satirical comedy Saved! (2004). Patrick lives in Salt Lake City with his parents and two siblings.

He is in a band called Mushman.

The Backstory 

Almost Famous is a 2000 comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, writer and director of Jerry Maguire. It tells a fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines while covering the rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone.

Despite receiving good reviews, the film was a box office bomb. It received four Oscar nominations, one of which led to an award to Crowe for his screenplay. It was also awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Roger Ebert hailed it as the best movie of the year.

The film is based on Crowe's experiences touring with rock bands The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. In a Rolling Stone article, he talks about how he lost his virginity, fell in love, and met his heroes, experiences that are shared by William, the main character in the film.

Kate Hudson as Penny Lane 

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Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American film actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after receiving an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe for her role in the drama Almost Famous, and has since established herself as a Hollywood lead actress, starring in several films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Skeleton Key, You, Me and Dupree and Fool's Gold.''

The "Tiny Dancer" Scene from Almost Famous 

In this scene, the band, along with Penny and William, are singing along with Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" while riding on their tour bus.

Almost Famous - Tiny Dancer

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Billy Crudup as Russell Hammond 

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William Gaither ?Billy? Crudup (; born July 8, 1968) is an American Tony Award-winning actor of film and stage. He is well known for his roles as guitarist Russell Hammond in Almost Famous, Will Bloom in Big Fish, Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke and Doctor Manhattan in the upcoming 2009 film Watchmen.

The Almost Famous Cast 

  • Patrick Fugit as 15-year-old rock journalist William Miller
  • Kate Hudson as Stillwater "Band-Aid" Penny Lane
  • Billy Crudup as Stillwater guitarist Russell Hammond
  • Jason Lee as Stillwater lead singer Jeff Bebe
  • Frances McDormand as William's mother Elaine Miller
  • Zooey Deschanel as William's sister Anita Miller
  • Phillip Seymour Hoffmann as William's mentor Lester Bangs
  • Noah Taylor as Stillwater manager Dick Roswell
  • Fairuza Balk as Stillwater "Band-Aid" Sapphire
  • Anna Paquin as Stillwater "Band-Aid" Polexia Aphrodisia
  • Jimmy Fallon as Stillwater's replacement manager Dennis Hope

Frances McDormand as Elaine Miller 

Frances Louise McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American film, stage, and television actress.

"Fever Dog" 

Stillwater performs "Fever Dog" as Penny and William watch from the side of the stage.

Almost Famous Scene

...where William sees Stillwaters performance of "Fever Dog" first in the movie. I love this scene! Jason Lee are leading the show incredibly awesome as the leadsinger, where he really gets into the music.

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Jason Lee as Jeff Bebe 

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Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his roles in the films of director Kevin Smith and the television show My Name Is Earl.

Quotable Moments 

  • William: "'That groupie'? She was a Band-Aid! All she did was love your band. And you used her, all of you! You used her and threw her away! She almost died last night while you were with Bob Dylan. You guys, you're always talking about the fans, the fans, the fans; she was your biggest fan, and you threw her away! And if you can't see that, that's your biggest problem. And I love her! I love her!"
  • Lester Bangs: "You cannot make friends with the rock stars. That's what's important. If you're a rock journalist - first, you will never get paid much. But you will get free records from the record company. And they'll buy you drinks, you'll meet girls, they'll try to fly you places for free, offer you drugs... I know. It sounds great. But they are not your friends. These are people who want you to write sanctimonious stories about the genius of the rock stars, and they will ruin rock and roll and strangle everything we love about it."
  • Penny Lane: "We are not Groupies. We are here because of the music, we inspire the music. We are Band Aids."
  • Polexia Aphrodisia: "Let's deflower the kid."
  • Lester Bangs: "They make you feel cool. And hey, I met you. You are not cool."
  • Penny: "You're too sweet for rock and roll."
    William: "Sweet? Where do you get off? Where do you get sweet? I am dark and mysterious, and I am PISSED OFF! I could be very dangerous to all of you! And you should know that about me... I am THE ENEMY!"
  • Elaine Miller: "Adolescence is a marketing tool."
  • Sapphire: "They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Y'know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts."
  • Anita Miller: "Listen to Tommy with a candle burning, and you'll see your entire future."
  • Dennis Hope: "If you think that Mick Jagger will still be out there playing rock star at age fifty, well, then, you are sadly, sadly mistaken."
  • William, to passed-out Penny: "I know you've heard this before. And I have never said this to anybody, not really--well, nobody who didn't legally have to say it back to me, but--I love you, and I'm about to go where...many men have gone before."

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs 

Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an American BAFTA-, Golden Globe-, SAG- and Academy Award-winning actor.

Almost Famous from Amazon 

Almost Famous

The Almost Famous soundtrack includes rock hits from the 1970s as well as "Fever Dog," the original track performed by Stillwater in the movie.

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Almost Famous - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

The Director's Cut includes the original theatrical version of the movie, "The Bootleg Cut" with 36 additional minutes of the film, and a six-song Stillwater music CD.

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Almost Famous (Screenplays)

This 160-page paperback includes Cameron Crowe's screenplay for Almost Famous with additional details and an interview with the writer/director.

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Zooey Deschanel as Anita Miller 

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, musician and singer. Deschanel made her film debut in 1999's Mumford and soon became known for memorable, deadpan supporting roles in films such as Almost Famous (2000), The New Guy (2002), Big Trouble (2002) and The Good Girl (2002). She then began playing lead roles, including All the Real Girls (2003), Elf (2003), Winter Passing (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007) and The Happening.

Since 2001, Deschanel has performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. She has sung in several of her films, and her debut album Volume One (recorded with M. Ward under the moniker She & Him) was released on March 18, 2008.

What do you think? 

Piksychick wrote...

I love this movie. It's one of those movies that can watch over and over again! What a great lens. Thanks.

ReplyPosted March 26, 2008

MrNoodles wrote...

Nice lens. This movie is on my top ten favorite movies.

ReplyPosted August 28, 2007

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