Almost Famous

AKA:
Something Real (USA) (working title)
Stillwater (USA) (working title)
The Uncool (USA) (working title)
Untitled Cameron Crowe Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA) (director's cut (DVD title))

Written by:
Cameron Crowe

Directed by:
Cameron Crowe

Made in:
USA in 2000

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

Plot:
William Miller is a 15 year old kid, hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with, and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming of age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo. IMDB

Review:
I like this movie, but it bothers me in a way.
It is funny, it is cute, it shows the life of roadies..
But I still sometimes feel like it is lacking something.
Maybe I just had higher expectations.

What really bothers me is that the girl (Penny Lane) is on the cover of the film... which.. I think is wrong. Sure, the kid likes her and has a crush on her, but I find her the least interesting and least important character of the whole film. But maybe that is just me..