Almost famous : untitled : the bootleg cut
(DVD) 

Information taken from pre-release promotional materials; release date Dec. 4, 2001.

Originally released as motion picture in 2000.

Special features: director's commentary; deleted scenes with commentary; cast audition tapes and rock'n'roll rehearsal footage; Cameron Crowe's Top 10 albums of 1973; shooting script with Crowe's notes; Stillwater's Cleveland concert featuring 6 original songs; Crowe's original Rolling Stone articles; trailer, production notes, bios; music CD contains 6 never-before-released Stillwater tracks.

Director of photography, John Toll ; art directors, Clay A. Griffith, Clayton R. Hartley ; editors, Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein ; score, Nancy Wilson ; costume designer, Betsy Heimann.

Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD; Dolby Digital surround; 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen.

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)