In San Diego in 1973, 15-year-old William (Patrick Fugit) has been hooked on rock'n'roll ever since his departing older sister left him her record collection. William befriends rock journalist Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who gives him an assignment and some important advice: if you're going to write about rock bands, don't make friends with them.
After seeing some of his work, Rolling Stone magazine, whose editor doesn't know how young he is, gives him an assignment of doing a tour with the up and coming Stillwater, despite the misgivings of his mother (Frances McDormand), and he soon finds himself attracted to Band Aide, Penny Lane (Kate Hudson).
Almost Famous is a semi-autobiographical account of writer/director Cameron Crowe's life which is funny, painful, clever, naive, wonderful and insightful. It's a tag that I would prefer not to use, but it manages to explain the crux of this film - it's a coming of age flick. But it's not just William, who undergoes a transformation - it's all the cast - from Elaine, to Stillwater.
Delightful characters pop up in this warm film, including Noah Taylor (young David Helfgott in Shine) as Stillwater's Manager, Dick, Anna Paquin (The Piano) as Polexia Aphrodesia and a host of others. The soundtrack is filled with heaps of great music, including some penned by Cameron Crowe.
I highly recommend this film as a pick-me-up. Delightful from beginning to end.
After seeing some of his work, Rolling Stone magazine, whose editor doesn't know how young he is, gives him an assignment of doing a tour with the up and coming Stillwater, despite the misgivings of his mother (Frances McDormand), and he soon finds himself attracted to Band Aide, Penny Lane (Kate Hudson).
Almost Famous is a semi-autobiographical account of writer/director Cameron Crowe's life which is funny, painful, clever, naive, wonderful and insightful. It's a tag that I would prefer not to use, but it manages to explain the crux of this film - it's a coming of age flick. But it's not just William, who undergoes a transformation - it's all the cast - from Elaine, to Stillwater.
Delightful characters pop up in this warm film, including Noah Taylor (young David Helfgott in Shine) as Stillwater's Manager, Dick, Anna Paquin (The Piano) as Polexia Aphrodesia and a host of others. The soundtrack is filled with heaps of great music, including some penned by Cameron Crowe.
I highly recommend this film as a pick-me-up. Delightful from beginning to end.
