Behind the Scenes
Director
If you haven't figured it out by now, Cameron Crowe is a talented dude. He was already an outstanding well-established writer (seriously, how many 15-year-olds get gigs writing about rock stars for...
Screenwriter
Before he was a filmmaker, Cameron Crowe was a writer. While still a teenager, Crowe was already working as a rock journalist for Rolling Stone magazine, covering bands like the Allman Brothers, Le...
Production Studio
Gracie Films struck gold with Cameron Crowe's 1996 box-office smash Jerry Maguire. After that film's surprise success, Hollywood giant DreamWorks Pictures jumped at the opportunity to produce...
Production Design
Almost Famous is set in the early 1970's, but Cameron Crowe makes no attempt to make the movie look and feel like it was actually made in the 70's. There are no grainy filters thrown on in post-pro...
Music (Score)
Because rock and roll is such an important element of the story, it's only fitting that the soundtrack of Almost Famous is filled with songs from the era. Over 50 tracks appear throughout the film,...
Fandoms
Surprisingly, Almost Famous was a box office dud when it first came out. But critics praised the film from the get-go, and it didn't take long for it to become something of a cult classic. While it...