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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Almost famous (Motion picture : 2000)

Title:

Almost Famous / Dreamworks Pictures and Columbia Pictures present a Vinyl Films production of a Cameron Crowe film ; produced by Cameron Crowe, Ian Bryce ; written and directed by Cameron Crowe.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2001]

Description:

1 videodisc (124 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for language, drug content, brief nudity.

Subjects:

Journalists -- Drama.

Rock music -- 1971-1980 -- Drama.

Genre:

Road films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Comedy films.

Other Author:

Crowe, Cameron, 1957- film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Bryce, Ian, film producer.

Toll, John (Cinematographer), director of photography.

Wilson, Nancy, 1954- composer (expression)

Hutshing, Joe, film editor.

Klein, Saar, film editor.

Griffith, Clay A., art director.

Hartley, Clayton R., art director.

Heimann, Betsy, costume designer.

Crudup, Billy, 1968- actor.

McDormand, Frances, actor.

Hudson, Kate, 1979- actor.

Lee, Jason, 1970- actor.

Fugit, Patrick, 1982- actor.

Paquin, Anna, actor.

Balk, Fairuza, actor.

Taylor, Noah, actor.

Deschanel, Zooey, 1980- actor.

Fallon, Jimmy, actor.

Phillips, Bijou, 1980- actor.

Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014, actor.

DreamWorks Pictures, presenter.

Columbia Pictures, presenter.

Vinyl Films (Firm), production company.

DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Making of almost famous.

Notes:

Special features: "The making of Almost Famous" HBO behind-the-scenes featurette; Production notes; Cast and crew bios; Theatrical trailer; The Rolling Stone articles; Stillwater's "Fever dog" music video.

For private home use only.

Score by Nancy Wilson ; costume designer, Betsy Heimann ; editors, Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein ; art directors, Clay A. Griffith, Clayton R. Hartley ; director of photography, John Toll ; co-producer, Lisa Stewart.

Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Fallon, Bijou Phillips, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby 2.0 surround.

In English with optonal English subtitles; Closed-captioned.

Academy Award: 2001, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Cameron Crowe)

Golden Globe: 2001, Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Kate Hudson)

Contents:

Special fieatures: Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) -- Stillwater's "Fever dog" music video -- HBO behind-the-scenes featurette "The making of Almost famous" -- The Rolling Stone articles -- Cast and crew bios -- Theatrical trailers -- Production notes -- Language: English DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround 2.0 surround -- Captioned in English -- Subtitled in English.

ISBN:

0783256434

9780783256436

7068781829

9787068781829

0783256434

9786316974624 : DVD

6316974620 : DVD

Publisher Number:

87818

Other Number:

46439045

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

809157

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Almost f