Almost Famous Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

September 13, 2000

Distributor

DreamWorks Distribution

Genre

Comedy

Rating

Budget

$60,000,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$32,534,850 + $14,851,437 = $47,386,287

Cast

Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anna Paquin, Frances McDormand, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit

Kate Hudson

as Penny Lane

Jason Lee

as Jeff Bebe

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Lester Bangs

Anna Paquin

as Polexia Aphrodisia

Frances McDormand

as Elaine Miller

Fairuza Balk

as Sapphire

Noah Taylor

as Dick Roswell

Billy Crudup

as Russell Hammond

Patrick Fugit

as William Miller

About Almost Famous

A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

About

Cameron Crowe film about a teen journalist who goes on tour with a rock n' roll band called Stillwater. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, with Crowe winning the award for Best Original Screenplay.

Trivia

The movie is based on Crowe's own experiences traveling with bands such as Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The film's soundtrack features songs from both artists as well as songs by Simon & Garfunkel, The Who and Elton John.