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Watch: Almost Famous 2000 123movies, Full Movie Online – The early 1970s. William Miller is 15-years old and an aspiring rock journalist. He gets a job writing for Rolling Stone magazine. His first assignment: tour with the band Stillwater and write about the experience. Miller will get to see what goes on behind the scenes in a famous band, including the moments when things fall apart. Moreover, for him, it will be a period of new experiences and finding himself..
Plot: In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller’s unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
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Ratings:

	7.9/10 Votes: 277,395
	89% | RottenTomatoes
	90/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 2260 Popularity: 20.366 | TMDB

Reviews:

With the new 4K release, decided to watch the Director’s Cut (Untitled) version for the first time having seen the theatrical version a couple of times over the years (last time was several years ago, however). Anyway, still a great movie even for someone who isn’t exactly steeped into rock and roll music. Features a wonderful ensemble cast with solid performances all around (Hudson and Crudup were standouts) and the original music, alongside the classics, were great. **4.5/5**

_**Misadventures while touring America with an up-and-coming band in the early 70s**_

A 15 year-old aspiring rock journalist (Patrick Fugit) gets a gig by Rolling Stone to tour America with the rising group Stillwater in 1973. He develops a relationship with a winsome groupie of the band (Kate Hudson) while learning the group dynamics behind the music, such as the rivalry between the guitarist and lead singer (Billy Crudup and Jason Lee).

“Almost Famous” (2000) was written/directed by Cameron Crowe, known for movies like “Jerry McGuire” (1996) and “Say Anything” (1989). It’s a behind-the-scenes rock-oriented flick in the mold of “The Rose” (1979), “Oh, God! You Devil” (1984), “Rock Star” (2001) and “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll” (2009).

The story is semi-biographical, inspired by Crowe’s experiences writing for Rolling Stone at 15 and touring with the Allman Brothers at 16. The amusing plane sequence was drawn from a real-life situation with The Who; and the guitarist of the band, Russell, is based on Glenn Frey of Eagles.

I had heard the critical gushing, but wasn’t sure if I was going to like it for much of the first half, yet it won me over with the second half. The aforementioned plane sequence is a highlight. For a more serious, darker take on similar material see the obscure “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” which I favor over this one.

The notable cast also includes Frances McDormand as the boy’s conservative mother, Zooey Deschanel as his sis and Philip Seymour Hoffman as a wise rock journalist. Fairuza Balk, Anna Paquin and Bijou Phillips are also on hand as groupies. While Anna’s role is small, she stands out on the feminine front, along with star Kate.

The movie runs 2 hours, 2 minutes, and was shot in California, Arizona and Manhattan (Gramercy Park Hotel and Central Park).

GRADE: B

Surprisingly sweet dramedy hits the mark
This film may have just one flaw- it aims too high. But that doesn’t matter in this world. Here, we see the autobiographical tale of Cameron Crowe (writer/director and co-producer of this film) in his days as a young writer for Rolling Stone (one story I think) as seen by William Miller. He follows a rock band called Stillwater (much to mom’s dismay played well by Frances McDormand) on a Almost Famous tour with rockers, groupies and bandaids. Real sweetness comes when the worlds of Miller and the band combine and dramedy kicks in. Quite the Crowe picture, one of his best ones, that takes a look at the days of rock when it was still cool to do drugs, have sex and be cool singing Elton John in a bus (that scene was the highlight). Band members include Billy Crudup, Jason Lee and others including Fairuza Balk, Anna Paquin, and in a exceptional performance, the free spirited Penny Lane played by Kate Hudson. This film is definately in my top 25 list of the year. A-

A Warm, Funny, Sweet, Moving Behind the Music
I fell head over heels in love with Cameron Crowe with “Say Anything,” which out-Romeo’s “Romeo and Juliet” for males-in-love stories for me. I gagged on the sentiment and schmaltz in the overlong “Jerry Maguire,” but his autobiographical “Almost Famous” made me fall in love with him again, perhaps this time as a person, not just a director.

While the basic story of sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and money have become the 24/7 fodder of VH-1 (including the “Behind the Music” segment on his wife and sister-in-law the Wilsons of Heart, which I haven’t seen, and its recent TV-movies of fictional and non-fictional bands), this is the wide-screen, four-letter word treatment enveloped in love, nay even worship, of the music and its creators and commentators. It’s “Behind the Music” in a warm, adult bath.

Frances McDormand is simply wonderful as the Mom with guts and love, a character who could have been a shrill shrew in one dimension. Guess I’m getting old when I identify the most with her!

Patrick Fugit is an amazing find as Cameron’s alter-ego from his road trips with the Allman Brothers and Led Zeppelin

Billy Crudup (inspired by the Eagles’ Glenn Frey) could attract even more groupies.

Everyone’s hair or wigs or whatever look genuine and accurate for a change.

The disclaimer at the end of the film is worded differently than most movies, claiming it’s a work of fiction, except for the “Penny Lane” character as loosely based on the real legendary groupie, which Kate Hudson portrays as quite too angelic (the actress is of legal age, but reminder–the character ain’t). Yeah, then what about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s impassioned tribute to Lester Bangs? The “Rolling Stone” editors? Stranger than fiction so it’s true is a key airplane flight to Tupelo Mississippi — whose symbolism will totally go over the heads of any other member of my extended family if they see it.

The audience was mostly teens, and the two other boomers in the audience and I howled at a few references and jokes that went way over Generation Y’s heads.

The musical choices are a bit idiosyncratic, mixing pop and rock oddly — rights issues? Evidently the record company is thrilled that Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” is being used as a key motif, with VH-1 showing the entire scene it’s used in and a re-release of the single coming, but that’s a song I always rated with “MacArthur Park” (though yeah now it’s in my head). The fictional band is mostly written, performed and vetted by Peter Frampton.

I look forward to viewing the special edition DVD called “Untitled” that has more than half-hour of cut scenes.

(9/24/2000)

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 2 min (122 min), 2 hr 42 min (162 min) (director’s cut) (USA), 2 hr 32 min (152 min) (DVD extended cut) (Croatia)
Budget 60000000
Revenue 47386287
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director Cameron Crowe
Writer Cameron Crowe
Actors Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson
Country United States
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 54 wins & 103 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (prints)
Film Length (7 reels), 3,378 m (Sweden), 3,443 m (Spain)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2021 remaster), Dolby Vision, Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm