Almost Famous is a Cameron Crowe written and directed movie about rock and roll. But it’s far more than that – it’s a timeless coming-of-age story that appeals to viewers regardless of whether or not they were around during the 70s. It’s about bands, music, and life on the road, during the era of “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll,” and the movie doesn’t shy away from showing the extremes of the time.
Set in 1973-1974, the movie is very loosely based on Cameron Crowe’s formative years, blissfully misspent road-tripping with the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Eagles and the Allman Brothers among others.
It’s the story of a somewhat naive, but brilliant 15-year-old kid named William Miller, who through a bit of luck gets assigned by Rolling Stone magazine to do a profile of the rising rock band, Stillwater. However, the magazine has no idea of his age, as they hired him sight unseen. Undaunted, he presses on with his assignment, sometimes phoning his friend, the veteran critic...