Almost Famous

2000 · R · 2h 4m · Drama, Music · Directed by Cameron Crowe

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Synopsis

Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it.

In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.

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Details

Release date: September 15, 2000
Budget: $60M
Box office: $47.4M
Production: DreamWorks Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Vinyl Films
Country: United States of America
Languages: English
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sarlac7.7October 14, 2026

Peak soundtrack blah blah blah rockstars are creeps blah blah blah cinema

Cast

Billy CrudupRussell Hammond
Frances McDormandElaine Miller
Kate HudsonPenny Lane
Jason LeeJeff Bebe
Patrick FugitWilliam Miller
Zooey DeschanelAnita Miller
Michael AngaranoYoung William
Anna PaquinPolexia Aphrodisia
Fairuza BalkSapphire
Noah TaylorDick Roswell
John FedevichEd Vallencourt
Mark KozelekLarry Fellows
Philip Seymour HoffmanLester Bangs
Liz StauberLeslie
Jimmy FallonDennis Hope
Olivia RosewoodBeth from Denver
Bijou PhillipsEstrella Starr
Alice Marie CroweMrs. Deegan
J.J. CohenRoadie Scully
Gary KohnRoadie Gregg

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