# Almost Famous (2000) | The Cutting Room

An episode of [All The Right Movies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471502633), 17 Jan 2023, 50 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO5037273577.mp3

What happens when a film critic turns the most formative year of his own life into a movie? Cameron Crowe found out, and won an Oscar for the screenplay in the process. Luke, Westy and Matt hit the road for Almost Famous (2000), Crowe's semi-autobiographical love letter to 1970s rock journalism. They cover Crowe's direction and deeply personal writing, a cast led by Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson's Penny Lane, Billy Crudup and a scene-stealing Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs, and the real bands and backstage chaos that inspired it all. The Tiny Dancer singalong, the golden god, three standout moments, then a final score out of 10 each. Does the rock-and-roll coming-of-age tale hit the right note? Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron: Join the ATRM Community We're available on any podcast platform: Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify YouTube: Subscribe to our channelWe're across all major social channels too: Twitter: @ATRightMovies Instagram: @allthe_rightmovies Facebook: Join our movie group Bluesky: @alltherightmovies.com TikTok: @alltherightmovies Website: alltherightmovies.com

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