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Fairuza Balk wore a wig in the film.	D
When Russell walks into William's bedroom, a poster of the band Pink Floyd is visible on the wall ad [...]	D
Film debut of Jimmy Fallon.	D
Jimmy Fallon's character, Dennis Hope, is based on music industry mogul Irving Azoff; legendary mana [...]	D
At the party, Russell Hammond cries out, "I am a golden god!" when he is on acid. That is a referenc [...]	D
When the tour plane hits turbulence, Russell starts to sing "Peggy Sue", a reference to Buddy Holly, [...]	D
When the film got close to wrapping, it still didn't have a title. So, writer/director Cameron Crowe [...]	D
Kate Hudson who played 16 yr old Penny Lane is 2 months older than Liz Stauber, who played the 20-so [...]	D
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready provided the guitar track for Stillwater's songs.	D
Peter Frampton: member of the road crew for Humble Pie. In real life, Frampton was a member of Humbl [...]	D
When Cameron Crowe's mother appeared on the set for a cameo, Crowe made every effort to keep her awa [...]	D
When Frances McDormand's character reprimands Billy Crudup's character over the phone, Crudup actual [...]	D
ChloÃ« Sevigny was considered for the role of Penny Lane.	D
According to Cameron Crowe, he sent the script around town to see if he could get anyone to respond [...]	D
Lawrence Kasdan receives "special thanks" credit. Kasdan encouraged Cameron Crowe to revive his oft- [...]	D
The roles of Russell Hammond and Penny Lane were originally written for Brad Pitt and Sarah Polley r [...]	D
Cameron Crowe made his cast do so many takes of the Tiny Dancer sequence that eventually Noah Taylor [...]	D
Cameron Crowe based the character of Penny Lane on the real life Pennie Ann Trumbull and her group o [...]	D
The character of Russell Hammond was mostly based off of musician Dickey Betts of The Allman Brother [...]	D
Patrick Fugit thought he'd missed his shot at this film after his audition tape somehow got lost pre [...]	D
Alicia Silverstone lobbied for the role of Penny Lane.	D
The role of Russell Hammond was originally written for Brad Pitt who dropped out saying "I just don' [...]	D
Marc Maron has a bit part in this movie where he yells the line "Lock the gates!" A sound clip he us [...]	D
The road manager reads Ray Bradbury's 'The Illustrated Man' on the tour bus.	D
Erin Foley's debut.	D
Penny Lane asks William if he'd like to go to Morocco with her. He says, "Yes... ask me again." Acco [...]	D
Peter Frampton taught Billy Crudup how to play the guitar in preparation for the concert scenes.	D
The film is director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical account of life as a young Rolling Stone [...]	D
Eion Bailey portrayed Jann Wenner in the film, while Jann Wenner himself appeared as Legend in Cab.	D
There actually was a band called Stillwater in the 70's though the band depicted in the film is not [...]	D
The hand writing on the notepad during the opening credits belongs to Cameron Crowe.	D
In the bootleg "Untitled", when William is typing his first article he is listening to his taped int [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Ameri [...]	D
Christina Ricci auditioned to play Penny Lane and came close to winning the role.	D
'Frank Barsalona', who is referred to several times in the movie, was one of the first major promote [...]	D
When William runs up the street after leaving his mother, you can see various writing utensils falli [...]	D
As of 2021, features Kate Hudson's only Oscar nominated performance.	D
The San Diego Museum of Man can be seen during the opening credits.	D
When the band finds out that William is using "everything" in his Rolling Stone article, Jeff Bebe w [...]	D
The t-shirt design that Stillwater is disappointed about is a close replica of the cover of Bad Comp [...]	D
Early on in the film there occurs a panning shot over an expectant audience, an obvious homage to th [...]	D
During the opening credits, William can be seen writing the word "Untitled". This was because when t [...]	D
a photo of the fictional band Stillwater closely resembles the album cover for At Filmore East by th [...]	D
Film debut of Eric Stonestreet.	D
Cameron Crowe's character is pulled into the pre-performance huddle. The scene is based on an occasi [...]	D
Kate Hudson was originally supposed to play William's sister, Anita, but was given the role of Penny [...]	D
Uma Thurman turned down the role of Penny Lane.	D
In the documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013), Shep Gordon reveals that Cameron C [...]	D
In documentary footage, Cameron Crowe talked about his real mother AND a recreation of her played by [...]	D
Brittany Murphy, Mena Suvari, Anne Heche, Neve Campbell, Jenna Elfman, Bridget Moynahan, Maggie Gyll [...]	D
Will Forte auditioned for the part of Dennis Hope, but Jimmy Fallon ultimately won the role.	D
The opening credits include a turquoise, blue, and white cigar-shaped aerosol can labeled "Ozium." I [...]	D
Marti Frederiksen provided the lead singing vocals for Jason Lee as Jeff Bebe. When Jeff Bebe learns [...]	D
In the live Stillwater scenes, Ed Vallencourt playing a set of Ludwig Amber Vistalite drums. The see [...]	D
The high school exterior shown at around 11:30 into the film was the University of San Diego High sc [...]	D
Cameron Crowe took a copy of the film to London for a special screening with Led Zeppelin members Ji [...]	D
The real Lester Bangs died of a drug overdose at a fairly young age. Eerily, Philip Seymour Hoffman, [...]	D
Scarlett Johansson auditioned for a role that was later cut.	D
Penny's camera is a Polaroid SX-70.	D
Kate Hudson considers the experience on making this film as one of the greatest times of her life.	D
The van that takes Russell and William to the "real people" party where Russell does acid, is also s [...]	D
To look like a real rock band, the four actors in Stillwater rehearsed for four hours a night, five [...]	D
At Continental Hyatt House, Vic the Led Zeppelin fan's T-shirt has song lyrics on it. The front says [...]	D
Jann Wenner: the man in the back of the cab William looks into after he runs out of the party after [...]	D
According to the commentary on the director's cut, Noah Taylor stayed in character as the band's man [...]	D
During the turbulent plane ride, the pilot announces that they will land in Tupelo, MS. This is perh [...]	D
The old records William looks through at the beginning are actually Cameron Crowe's, saved from his [...]	D
Fairuza Balk's exclamation, "Does anybody remember laughter?" is a reference to an additional lyric [...]	D
When Russell walks into William's room, William is asleep on his bed, in a similar back breaking pos [...]	D
When Russell has had enough, after the T-shirt argument, he takes William to "find something real". [...]	D
The legal disclaimer at the end of the film (which, for most films, merely states that all character [...]	D
When Penny Lane drives William to the hotel to meet Stillwater, a reflection on the windshield resem [...]	D
In the T-Shirt scene, Russell Hammond is holding a bottle of Jack Daniels. In the original liner not [...]	D
Cameron Crowe later admitted that Patrick Fugit was the worst singer in the Tiny Dancer sequence. Hi [...]	D
When William finally makes an appearance at Rolling Stone's San Francisco office, a Hunter S. Thomps [...]	D
Cameron Crowe: [Il buio oltre la siepe (1962)] Immediately after the opening credits, William Miller [...]	D
The scene where Russell gets electrocuted on stage is based on an incident where KISS guitarist Ace [...]	D
In the edited version shown on United Airlines, the scene where the plane malfunctions is completely [...]	D
At the very beginning of the movie, when the production titles are going, the soundtrack includes th [...]	D
Claire Danes was a top contender for the role of Penny Lane.	D
Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Saffron Burrows, Jennifer Connelly, PenÃ©lope Cruz, Cameron Diaz [...]	D
In the opening scene, William's mother Elaine ( Frances McDormand ) points out the role of Calpurnia [...]	D
Cameron Crowe created, directed and released a music video to the Stillwater song "Fever Dog" follow [...]	D
Cameron Crowe says he got Billy Crudup's line, "Well, yeah, on my better days, I am Russell from Sti [...]	D
At the age of 18, director Cameron Crowe wrote the liner notes to the "Frampton Comes Alive!" album [...]	D
The shot of the crowd at the start of the first Stillwater concert, with the roses on the stage and [...]	D
Penny Lane dancing in the empty, debris-strewn Cleveland auditorium is Cameron Crowe's favorite scen [...]	D
Produced in 92 days.	D
John Fedevich, as Stillwater drummer Ed Vallencourt, speaks only one line, announcing (under duress) [...]	D
The principal announcing the graduates' names in the William's high school graduation scene is playe [...]	D
Undertaking research for his part as William, it quickly came to light that millennial Patrick Fugit [...]	D
A real musician, Les Harvey, guitarist for Stone the Crows, was actually killed by grabbing a microp [...]	D
Elijah Wood screen tested for the role of William.	D
References to The Allman Brothers Band: A ticket stub from an Allman Brothers concert is briefly vis [...]	D
Patrick Fugit's voice broke during filming.	D
In William's final interview with Russell Hammond, William asks "What do you love about music?", Rus [...]	D
The role of Penny Lane was supposed to be played by Sarah Polley. Polley was one month into rehearsa [...]	D
The film's original title was actually "Untitled", but Dreamworks wouldn't allow it. Cameron Crowe c [...]	D
The school shown for a few seconds at the beginning of the film is the University of San Diego High [...]	D
Philip Seymour Hoffman's schedule only permitted him to be on set for four days. He had the flu the [...]	D
Stillwater's songs were written by Peter Frampton (who also had a small part in the film), Cameron C [...]	D
DreamWorks Pictures was originally going to be the sole distributor. But weeks before release, they [...]	D
Most films have music budgets of less than $1.5 million. This film featured over 50 songs, with a mu [...]	D
Roy Dupuis was asked to audition for the role of Russell Hammond. He didn't think the film was impor [...]	D
Alice in Chains' guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell was director Cameron Crowe's first choice for the [...]	D
The line: "does anybody remember laughter?" said by Sapphire (Fairiza Balk) is a reference to the 19 [...]	D
One of the opening songs over the credits is by Alvin and the Chipmunks. Jason Lee starred in the tr [...]	D
Kirsten Dunst auditioned for and almost got the role of Penny, but the part went to Kate Hudson inst [...]	D
Zooey Deschanel's character calls herself a "yes person." She later costarred with Jim Carrey in Yes [...]	D
Toni Collette turned down the role of Penny Lane.	D
Michael Shannon auditioned for an unknown part. He later said it was the worst audition of his life.	D
Cameron Crowe added the, Alvin and the Chipmunks 'The Chipmunk Song', because Zooey Deschanel loved [...]	D
"Fever Dog", written by Nancy Wilson, is similar to the opening song "Four Day Creep" on Humble Pie' [...]	D
Stillwater's plane is a Lockheed 18-56. It's later abandoned by the band for their "No More Airplane [...]	D
The other bassist, or guitarist, who leads them off singing "Tiny Dancer" on the tour bus is Mark Ko [...]	D
Jon Favreau and Jack Black both auditioned for the role of Lester Bangs.	D
Zooey Deschanel (Anita) has many connections to Simon & Garfunkel; in Almost Famous, she gives one o [...]	D
When Vic, the Led Zeppelin fan, reunites with William in New York City, he is wearing a t-shirt with [...]	D
Dennis Hope warns the band "If you think Mick Jagger is going to be touring when he's 50..." As of 2 [...]	D
Cameron Crowe revealed on 'Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin' that after Brad Pitt dropped out of t [...]	D
Jason Lee said he emulated the moves of Paul Rodgers, lead singer of Free and Bad Company, to accura [...]	D
Even though they had no scenes together, Anna Paquin and Phillip Seymour Hoffman would later star in [...]	D
Ben Fong Torres was a one-time senior editor and writer for Rolling Stone, from near the beginning t [...]	D
Cameron Crowe wanted Julie Bowen for the role of Penny, but she declined.	D
At the Continental Hyatt, William briefly peers into a room to see a man and woman singing a duet. T [...]	D
To honor the film's 20th Anniversary in 2020, the podcast "Origins" produced a five-part documentary [...]	D

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