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.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.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.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 54 wins & 103 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaTo look like a real rock band, the four actors in Stillwater rehearsed for four hours a night, five nights a week, for six weeks.
- GoofsAt the Black Sabbath show where William first meets Stillwater, someone backstage wears a 1997 Black Sabbath Reunion "Devil Twins" T-Shirt.
- Quotes
Dennis Hope: If you think Mick Jagger will still be out there trying to be a rock star at age fifty, then you are sadly, sadly mistaken.
- Crazy creditsIn the music credits at the end of the film, all songs sung by Stillwater are credited to the characters who would have written them.
- Alternate versionsThe extended 'bootleg cut' version available on DVD features 39 minutes of additional footage, bringing the running time at 162 minutes. This version is actually titled 'Untitled' and has a title card as such in Cameron Crowe's handwriting.
- SoundtracksThe Chipmunk Song
Written by Ross Bagdasarian (as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)
Performed by The Chipmunks
Courtesy of EMI Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Featured review
A film to revisit, time and time again
From the very first time watching this film, I fell in love with the music and the idea of riding alongside the band. Whilst the main character is somewhat, unbelievable in the 'real world', I'm sure the theory behind this, was to see Rock n roll through innocent, yet wise eyes.
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- Majikat76
- Mar 3, 2020
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- Also known as
- Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut
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- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,534,850
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,314,646
- Sep 17, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $47,387,566
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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