Almost Famous / Dreamworks Pictures and Columbia Pictures present a Vinyl Films production of a Cameron Crowe film ; produced by Cameron Crowe, Ian Bryce ; written and directed by Cameron Crowe.

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It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Almost famous (Motion picture : 2000)
Corporate Authors: DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006) (Production company)
Columbia Pictures (Production company)
Vinyl Films (Firm) (Production company)
DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Crowe, Cameron, 1957- (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
Bryce, Ian (Film producer)
Toll, John (Cinematographer) (director of photography.)
Wilson, Nancy, 1954- (composer (expression))
Hutshing, Joe (Film editor)
Klein, Saar (Film editor)
Griffith, Clay A. (Art director)
Hartley, Clayton R. (Art director)
Heimann, Betsy (Costume designer)
Crudup, Billy, 1968- (Actor)
McDormand, Frances (Actor)
Hudson, Kate, 1979- (Actor)
Lee, Jason, 1970- (Actor)
Fugit, Patrick, 1982- (Actor)
Paquin, Anna (Actor)
Balk, Fairuza (Actor)
Taylor, Noah (Actor)
Deschanel, Zooey, 1980- (Actor)
Fallon, Jimmy (Actor)
Phillips, Bijou, 1980- (Actor)
Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optonal English subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Published: Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2001]
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Journalists > Drama.
Rock music > 1971-1980 > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Journalists.
Rock music.
1971 - 1980
Road films.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Road films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (124 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.
Note:Special features: "The making of Almost Famous" HBO behind-the-scenes featurette; Production notes; Cast and crew bios; Theatrical trailer; The Rolling Stone articles; Stillwater's "Fever dog" music video.
Call Number:AF9 D0002615 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Academy Award: 2001, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Cameron Crowe)
Golden Globe: 2001, Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Kate Hudson)
ISBN:0783256434
9780783256436
Credits:Score by Nancy Wilson ; costume designer, Betsy Heimann ; editors, Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein ; art directors, Clay A. Griffith, Clayton R. Hartley ; director of photography, John Toll ; co-producer, Lisa Stewart.
System Details:DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby 2.0 surround.
Cast:
Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Fallon, Bijou Phillips, Philip Seymour Hoffman.