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In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
DramaMusicconcertrock 'n' rolldrug addictiongroupiemusic journalistbased on true storycoming of agepromiscuityon the roadrock banddomineering motherreconciliation
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Character
Nostalgic, classical in form, meticulous and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Billy CrudupRussell Hammond
- Frances McDormandElaine Miller
- Kate HudsonPenny Lane
- Jason LeeJeff Bebe
- Patrick FugitWilliam Miller
- Zooey DeschanelAnita Miller
- Michael AngaranoYoung William
- Anna PaquinPolexia Aphrodisia
- Fairuza BalkSapphire
- Noah TaylorDick Roswell
Crew
- Cameron CroweDirector
- Cameron CroweWriter
- John TollDirector of Photography
- Nancy WilsonOriginal Music Composer
- Joe HutshingEditor
- Saar KleinEditor
- Ian BryceProducer
- Cameron CroweProducer
- Scott M. MartinProducer
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