Almost Famous
Bijou Phillips, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand
William Miller is a 15 year old kid, hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with, and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming of age film follows William as ...( read more
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DVD Released: March 13, 2001
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June 6, 2009Cute movie. It actually fools you into thinking it means something in the first forty-five minutes, where it shares a surprisingly illuminating perspective on idol worship and the egotism behind the classic rock scene. Almost Famous actually makes a really strong statement indict... ...( read more )
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April 11, 2009Pure. Honest. True.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world... is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
This movie was really...moving. It's a story about life and love and music. Being free to your own person and not letting anyone tell you differ... ...( read more ) -
March 16, 2009My favorite part of the movie is Zooey Deschanel's character. My least favorite part of the movie is Kate Hudson's character. If there's a director's cut somewhere that bumps up Zooey's screen time, maybe I'll go 3 stars.
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January 29, 2009totally would not happen but music is great and the film is great
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December 7, 2008The good old days of 70s rock'n roll! And the best movie about them. Touching, funny, with a wonderful cast down to the smallest role, (Kate Hudson will never be this good again, Frances McDormand is probably giving her best performance to date as worried mum) and great music, ca... ...( read more )
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July 4, 2009is it a classic? maybe but not a classique. Cameron Crowe has made some great films. When I was 14 and this movie was all the rage, I did enjoy it.
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May 8, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
As a director [Crowe] has an extraordinary gift for drawing out rounded, complex performances even in supporting roles and for indicating the fine emotional shadings in the relationships among his cha... full review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Oh, what a lovely film. I was almost hugging myself while I watched it. full review
January 1, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Penny Lane [is] played by Hudson with an intuitive lucidity that recalls the best work of her mother, Goldie Hawn. full review
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March 11, 2008ok well mitch hedberg was in this move so liek where is a picyure i dont care if he was an extra it mitch hedberg so where is his photo dangit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 8, 2008
Heaps of pic's here.................
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December 23, 2007My fave movie in the world I love almost famous so much
Kate Hudson plays best Penny Lane in the world I love it xoxoxoxox -
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July 19, 2007I love this film!
It makes the hairs on my neck stand on end, and even though its not actually a sad movie, it still brings a tear to my eye!
Russel hammond IS the golden God! -
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January 26, 2007Russell Hammond: I am a golden god!
(later in the movie)
Russell Hammond: I never said I was a golden god... or did I?
Penny Lane: I always tell the girls, never take it seriously, if ya never take it seriosuly, ya never get hurt, ya never get hurt, ya always have fun, and if you ever get lonely, just got to the record store and visit your friends.
Ben Fong-Torres: A Mo-Jo, it's a very high-tech machine that transmits pages over the telephone! It only takes eighteen minutes a page!
William Miller: I love you. And I'm about to boldly go where... many men have gone before.
Jeff Bebe: "Rock 'n' roll can save the world"? "The chicks are great"? I sound like a dick!
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July 24, 2006The bus scene is the best ever... Penny Lane is a Diva!! The whole movie is great, great dialogues, great music, great actors, great photo, it's just great...
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