Almost Famous; Author: Crowe, Cameron; Paperback

Author: Crowe, Cameron
Paperback
Published: November 2000
Faber and Faber Ltd
ISBN: 0571205690
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The screenplay of the brilliant new film about rock 'n' roll journalism, from the writer/director of Jerry Maguire.Inspired by his own start in journalism as a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone, Cameron Crowe has created a coming-of-age story that is both funny and moving-and laced with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Set in 1973 and starring Frances McDormand, Billy Crudup, and NoahTaylor, Crowe's new film tells the story of a fifteen-year-old boy whose dream of becoming a rock journalist comes true when Rolling Stone sends him on tour with the up-and-coming rock band Stillwater-loosely based on Led Zeppelin-over the objections of his protective mother. Crowe brings the same wry humor he brought to Jerry Maguire as well as the brilliant evocations of teen life that animatedThe eagerly-awaited new film from the writer/director of Jerry Maguire. Starring Billy Crudup and Frances Dormand. From the writer/director of Jerry Maguire and author of Conversations with Billy Wilder, this is a coming-of-age tale that owes its tangible authenticity to Crowe's real-life experiences as a teenage reporter who toured with the legendary Led Zeppelin.