Almost Famous is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It tells the story of a teenage journalist, played by Fugit, writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s, touring with the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and writing his first cover story on the band. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. The film performed poorly in theatres, grossing $47.4 million against a $60 million budget. Despite the financial shortfall, it received widespread acclaim from critics and received four Academy Award nominations, including a win for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Roger Ebert hailed it the best film of the year as well as the ninth-best film of the 2000s. It also won two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (Hudson). It has since become a cult classic and in a 2016 international poll conducted by the BBC, Almost Famous was ranked the 79th greatest film since 2000. In a Hollywood Reporter 2014 list voted on by "studio chiefs, Oscar winners and TV royalty", Almost Famous was ranked the 71st greatest film of all time. A stage musical adaptation of the film opened on Broadway in November 2022. Various – Almost Famous: Music From The Motion Picture 5-CD Super Deluxe Edition Label: Geffen Records – B0033290-02 Format: 5 x CD, Compilation Box Set, Deluxe Edition Country: US Released: 2021 Collectible Bonus Items: - William's High School Notebook Houses a 40-page Book with Unreleased Photos, Dedications, Anecdotes & Memories from Cameron Crowe, Cast Members and Crew - Rolling Stone Newsprint with Stillwater Cover + the Complete William Miller Story about Stillwater - Stillwater Filmore East Poster - 2 Replica Ticket Stubs from San Diego and Cleveland Shows Expanded Soundtrack 1-1 The Chipmunks– The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) 1-2 Brenton Wood– The Oogum Boogum Song 1-3 Simon & Garfunkel– America 1-4 No Artist– "One Day You'll Be Cool" 1-5 The Who– Amazing Journey / Sparks (Almost Famous Version) 1-6 The Stooges– Search And Destroy 1-7 No Artist– "Rock N' Roll It's Over" 1-8 Todd Rundgren– It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 1-9 No Artist– "Don't Take Drugs" 1-10 Jethro Tull– Teacher (U.S. Version) 1-11 No Artist– "We Are Band Aids" 1-12 Yes– Roundabout 1-13 No Artist– "Incendiary" 1-14 Yes– I've Seen All Good People: a: Your Move, b. All Good People 1-15 The Beach Boys– Feel Flows 1-16 No Artist– "This Is Penny Lane" 1-17 Joni Mitchell– River 1-18 No Artist– "Piggy Back Ride (San Diego)" 1-19 Stillwater– Fever Dog 2-1 Rod Stewart– Every Picture Tells A Story 2-2 The Hyatt Singers– Small Time Blues (Acoustic) 2-3 Stillwater– Something In The Air 2-4 Little Feat– Easy To Slip 2-5 No Artist– "Rolling Stone Magazine" 2-6 Raspberries– Go All The Way 2-7 The Seeds– Mr. Farmer 2-8 The Allman Brothers Band– One Way Out (Live) 2-9 No Artist– "Don't Forget The Rules" 2-10 The Guess Who– Albert Flasher (Live) 2-11 Lynyrd Skynyrd– Simple Man 2-12 No Artist– "Just Make Us Look Cool" 2-13 Stillwater– Love Thing 2-14 Led Zeppelin– That's The Way 2-15 Neil Young & Crazy Horse– Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 2-16 Fleetwood Mac– Future Games 2-17 Deep Purple– Burn 2-18 Stillwater– You Had To Be There 2-19 No Artist– "I Am A Golden God" 2-20 Blodwyn Pig– Dear Jill 2-21 Elton John, Stillwater– Tiny Dancer (Almost Famous Version) 3-1 MC5– Looking At You 3-2 Steely Dan– Reeling In The Years (Live) 3-3 Nancy Wilson (2)– Lucky Trumble 3-4 Jeffrey Bebe– Untitled 3-5 David Bowie– I'm Waiting For The Man (Live) 3-6 No Artist– "Your Mom Kind Of Freaked Me Out" 3-7 No Artist– "Please Welcome Stillwater!" 3-8 Stillwater– Love Comes And Goes 3-9 No Artist– "You Gotta Take What You Can, When You Can" 3-10 Cat Stevens– The Wind 3-11 The Jimi Hendrix Experience– Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 3-12 Clarence Carter– Slip Away 3-13 Led Zeppelin– Misty Mountain Hop 3-14 Free– Wishing Well 3-15 No Artist– "Cover Of The Rolling Stone" 3-16 Elton John– Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters 3-17 Jefferson High School Band– Colour My World 3-18 Stevie Wonder– My Cherie Amour 3-19 Neil Young– Cortez The Killer (Live) 3-20 No Artist– "You Made Friends With Them" 3-21 Led Zeppelin– The Rain Song 3-22 No Artist– "We All Know What You Did To Him" 3-23 Led Zeppelin– Bron-Yr-Aur 3-24 No Artist– "What Do You Love About Music?" 3-25 Led Zeppelin– Tangerine Stillwater 4-1 Stillwater– Fever Dog 4-2 Stillwater– Love Thing 4-3 Stillwater– You Had To Be There 4-4 Stillwater– Hour Of Need 4-5 Stillwater– Chance Upon You 4-6 Stillwater– Love Comes And Goes Stillwater Demos 4-7 Stillwater– Love Comes And Goes (Early Version) 4-8 Stillwater– Fever Dog (Demo) 4-9 Stillwater– Love Thing (Demo) 4-10 Stillwater– Chance Upon You (Demo) 4-11 Stillwater– Love Comes And Goes (Demo) 4-12 Stillwater– Hour Of Need (Demo) 4-13 Stillwater– You Had To Be There (Demo) Stillwater Backstage Jams 4-14 Larry Fellows & Ed Vallencourt– That's The Way (Acoustic) 4-15 Larry Fellows & Ed Vallencourt– Down By The River (Acoustic) 4-16 Stillwater– Fever Dog (Acoustic) Original Motion Picture Score 5-1 Nancy Wilson (2)– Prefunction 5-2 Nancy Wilson (2)– Cabin By The River 5-3 Nancy Wilson (2)– Lucky Trumble 5-4 Nancy Wilson (2)– Dapple Tree 5-5 Nancy Wilson (2)– Cabin In The Air 5-6 Nancy Wilson (2)– Dear Peggy 5-7 Nancy Wilson (2)– Bye Bye Now Original Motion Picture Score Outtakes 5-8 Nancy Wilson (2)– Cabin (Outtake 1) 5-9 Nancy Wilson (2)– Moody 5-10 Nancy Wilson (2)– Morocco 5-11 Nancy Wilson (2)– Aurora 5-12 Nancy Wilson (2)– Mood Swing 5-13 Nancy Wilson (2)– The Teenager 5-14 Nancy Wilson (2)– Borealis 5-15 Nancy Wilson (2)– Strummy 5-16 Nancy Wilson (2)– Tiny Dancer Intro 5-17 Nancy Wilson (2)– Mando Swagger 5-18 Nancy Wilson (2)– Cabin (Outtake 2) 5-19 Nancy Wilson (2)– Love Stomp 5-20 Nancy Wilson (2)– Function 5-21 Nancy Wilson (2)– Aaron's Real Room Collectible Bonus Items: - William's High School Notebook Houses a 40-page Book with Unreleased Photos, Dedications, Anecdotes & Memories from Cameron Crowe, Cast Members and Crew - Rolling Stone Newsprint with Stillwater Cover + the Complete William Miller Story about Stillwater - Stillwater Filmore East Poster - 2 Replica Ticket Stubs from San Diego and Cleveland Shows Item will be shippd by registrated mail.