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Almost Famous DVD

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0667068781823
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Dreamworks Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
MPN: D87818D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Running Time: 122 minutes
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2000




 

Editorial Review:

Product Description:
THE GUYS OF STILLWATER HAVE THE SOUND, THEY HAVE THE LOOK, AND ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE WANTS THEIR STORY. FOR YOUNG REPORTER WILLIAM MILLER, IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME AS HE HITS THE ROAD WITH HIS FAVORITE BAND AND DISCOVERS THE PRICE OF FAME, THE VALUE OF FAMILY AND THE LIMITS OF FRIENDSHIP.

Amazon.com:
Almost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalization of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s rock & roll for years to come. We are introduced to Crowe's alter ego, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), at home, where his progressive mom (Frances McDormand, just superb) has outlawed rock music and sister Anita (Zooey Deschanel) has slipped him LPs that will "set his mind free." Following the wisdom of Creem's disheveled editor, Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an instant-classic performance), Miller gets on the inside with the up-and-coming band Stillwater (a fictionalized mixture of the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, and others). A simple visit with the band turns into a three-week, life-altering odyssey into the heyday of American rock. Of the characters he meets on the road, the two most important are groupie extraordinaire Penny Lane (Kate Hudson in a star-making performance) and Stillwater's enigmatic lead guitarist (Billy Crudup), who keeps stringing Miller along for an interview. From the handwritten credits (done by Crowe) to the bittersweet finale, Crowe's comedic valentine is an indelible, heartbreaking romance of music, women, and the privilege of youth. --Doug Thomas



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Some kind of wonderful.
May become THE film about 70's rock. Follows the story of a young rock music reporter (based on Crowe's real-life experiences). Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDomand, and the always-entertaining Philipp Seymour-Hoffmann are a first-rate cast that bring the 70's heyday of heavy rock to life in a moving, emotional story that successfully encapsulates the mythology of the rock star life. The 'Director's Cut' includes more footage of the band's "tour" and is the version that should ... Read More



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - movie skips
the cover of my movie was not in the best condition. that didnt bother me so much. the thing that irriates me is that it skips. i only buy items that are in excellent or good condition, and i wouldnt justify skipping as excellent or good condition



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Whole Lotta Stuff
Nothing new to add to the other fine reviews here - this film is up there in my Top 10 movies - so buying the Bootleg (Director's) Cut was always on the cards. The 2 x DVD, 1 x CD package has the original theatrical version and a Bootleg Cut with an extra 35 minutes (always seems strange to me that a 'cut' actually has more content). The exclusive CD is a mini album of tunes performed by Stillwater (the 'band' that performs in the film). A well presented set (although to me the artwork seems a bit ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - We can't get enough of this movie.
This Bootleg edition is a great gift item. And because of it's limited production, it takes it out of that ever-increasing array of special edition DVDs that start out at $30 and 1 month later end up in the $5 bin at your nearest discount chain.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I didn't invent the rainy day man. I just own the best umbrella.
It's 1973 and William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is about to have one of the craziest adventures of his lifetime. He's writing a piece on the new up and coming rock band Stillwater for the magazine Rolling Stones. He's going to get to go on tour with them and write about anything he wants about them for the next month or so. First though he has to get permission from him mom (Frances McDormand)... because he's only 15.

Before he gets this little gig, he's trying to get an interview with Black ... Read More





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