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.
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.
| Uniform Title: | Almost famous (Motion picture : 2000) |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language of the Original: |
English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned in English. |
| Published: |
Universal City, CA :
DreamWorks Home Entertainment,
[2001]
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| Edition: | Director's edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (285 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Variant Title: |
Unititled : Almost famous, the bootleg cut.
Almost famous, the bootleg cut.
Bootleg cut. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| 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. |
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| Note: | Originally released as motion picture in 2000. Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by director Cameron Crowe; Intro by Cameron Crowe; Interview with Lester Bangs; Cameron Crowe's Top 10 albums of 1973; "Love comes and goes" (Nancy Wilson demo); Rolling Stone articles (with introductions from Cameron Crowe); B-sides (behind-the-scenes footage). Disc 2: Intro by Cameron Crowe; "Small time blues"; Cleveland concert (Stillwater concert featuring 6 original songs); Stairway (Stairway to Heaven sequence); Theatrical trailer; Filmmakers; Production notes; Script (with Crowe's notes); Cast (audition tapes and rock'n'roll rehearsal footage); Deleted scenes with director's commentary. Music CD contains 6 never-before-released Stillwater tracks. |
| Call Number: | AF6 D0005652 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: R; for language, drug content, brief nudity. |
| 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: | 0783260733 9780783260730 |
| 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; 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. |