ALMOST FAMOUS (2000)
Featuring: Billy Crudup; Kate Hudson; Patrick Fugit
Director: Cameron Crowe
This movie is a not so serious look at the world of rock-and-roll and drugs and sex in the 1970's. Based on his own early life experiences, writer/director Cameron Crowe attempts to give us a glimpse into what went on behind the scenes with rock bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Aerosmith on their road to fame.
William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is a fifteen year old aspiring rock journalist. A chance meeting with up-and-coming band 'Stillwater' (not to be confused with the actual band of the time by that name) leads to him writing an article about the band for Cream Magazine. Somehow Rolling Stone Magazine gets hold of the article and hires him on the spot to go on tour with the band in order to do a more in depth piece for them. However, they have no idea of his true age. What follows is a touching, sometimes hilarious, coming of age story full worthy of the Best Screenplay Oscar the film earned for Crowe.
Highly recommended, I rate it 4 out of 5 stars.
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