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William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is a fifteen-year-old high school student whose ultimate ambition is to be a music critic.

He worships rock music and Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the legendary rock writer from the '60s and '70s.

After writing a few pieces for the famous Creem magazine, William gets a coveted Rolling Stone gig to follow the up-and-coming band, Stillwater, on their latest tour.

With his mom's reluctant permission, William hits the road and gets initiated into the crazy, back-stage world of rock 'n roll.

Along the way, William falls hard for Penny Lane (Kate Hudson), the band-aid who's hopelessly devoted to guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup), loses his virginity to a trio of groupies, and desperately tries not to make friends with the rock stars.

This story is loosely based on Cameron Crowe's own teen rock critic adventures.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Music, Based-on-True-Story, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2000) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Billy Crudup	.... Russell Hammond
Frances McDormand	.... Elaine Miller
Kate Hudson	.... Penny Lane
Jason Lee	.... Jeff Bebe
Patrick Fugit	.... William Miller
Zooey Deschanel	.... Anita Miller

Supporting Cast:

Michael Angarano	.... Young William
Anna Paquin	.... Polexia Aphrodisia
Fairuza Balk	.... Sapphire
Noah Taylor	.... Dick Roswell
John Fedevich	.... Ed Vallencourt
Mark Kozelek	.... Larry Fellows
Philip Seymour Hoffman	.... Lester Bangs
Liz Stauber	.... Leslie
Jimmy Fallon	.... Dennis Hope

Directors:

Cameron Crowe

Writers:

Cameron Crowe

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