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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.

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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.

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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

"Fever Dog"

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

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."

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Piksychick Mar 26, 2008 @ 3:36 pm | delete

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