Danielle Long (@daniellelyn) June 8, 2013 7:19 pm Reply I had no idea that that Penny Lane I loved so much from Almost Famous was a real person after all. Jason Lee is always good, and as Stillwater's lead singer, this role is no exception. In an interview with Vulture, Des Barres says she was “actually dumbstruck” when she first saw the film considering how much Penny Lane resembled her. Was this review helpful to you? This power ballad of a movie, from 2000, also happens to be Crowe's greatest (and most personal) film thanks to the golden gods of Stillwater and their biggest fan, Kate Hudson's incomparable Penny Lane. It's too bad that they say rock and roll is dead, cause we could sure use more movies like this one! (2000). I wanted the coat to have a little sway, a little wiggle, so I put some pleats and a little ruffle down at the bottom. “And ‘pussy’ in a bad way. When I found this blog, I felt the need to comment. Like. For as long as I can remember, I was in love with music just as you are.
Directed by Cameron Crowe. You might pass her on a street, in a store, or while riding your bike. My parents raised me on all of the music that you and Cameron Crowe talk about loving so dearly.
Crowe and his then-wife, musician Nancy Wilson of Heart, co-wrote three of the five Stillwater songs in the film, and Frampton wrote the other two, with Mike McCready of Pearl Jam playing lead guitar on all of the Stillwater songs.
Our lawyer got in touch with them. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. "[19] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "Not since A Hard Day's Night has a movie caught the thrumming exuberance of going where the music takes you. I am *the enemy*! "[16] In his review for The New York Times, A.O. sorry, penny lane “almost famous movie” the real penny lane? “She was never a manic pixie dream girl to me. As for the denim in the film, Michael Dennison, may he rest in peace, was my costume supervisor. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide.
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View production, box office, & company info. Anita encounters a dejected William in the airport and offers to take him anywhere; he chooses for them to go to their home in San Diego. Crowe used her as a consultant on the film. Kate Hudson Channels Penny Lane for New Chrome Hearts Sunglass Line, Shop It: 15 Iconic Movie Looks for Halloween, The Best 2014 Celebrity Halloween Costumes, Fashion Month Spotlight: An Accessory a Day. Penny Lane: He tours with them, but not, you know, with them. He also confirms that he and Dickey Betts played a joke on Crowe by claiming clauses in their contract did not allow his story to be published—just before he was to deliver it to Rolling Stone.[11]. William Miller: Don't you have any regular friends? She’s based on a real person who is definitely not a manic pixie dream girl, in the best way. This Article is related to: Film and tagged Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe, Kate Hudson, Penny Lane. Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity, Peter Frampton on His Pop-Culture Appearances in ‘Almost Famous,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy’ and More: Exclusive Book Excerpt, Kate Hudson Joins Truth Be Told Season 2 with Octavia Spencer, Kate Hudson Joins ‘Truth Be Told’ Season 2 at Apple, Beyond the Top 250: IMDb Staff's Favorite Movies, IMDb 25: 25 Life Lessons From the Last 25 Years of Film. Penny Lane: Famous people are just more interesting. Isn't it funny? "[17] Richard Corliss of Time praised the film's screenplay for "giving each character his reasons, making everyone in the emotional debate charming and compelling, creating fictional people who breathe in a story with an organic life. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! There was always someone else coming to town. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. I hate that the word is used in a negative way, but anyway — [Penny Lane] was not owning herself, not owning groupie-dom and what it actually means…I’ve been trying to redeem the word ‘groupie’ for most of my life.”, However, the biggest sin of “Almost Famous,” according to Des Barres, is showing Penny Lane nearly dying from a drug overdose after being rejected by a man.
And we had these masks on our faces and gloves on our hands to dig through these bushels of clothes to find the vintage jeans.
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976. Crowe nixed the moment for the musical.
Penny Lane: I've made a decision, I'm gonna live in Morocco for one year. I knew all the main groupies in the heyday of groupiedom. Ask DaniELLE: How Can I Master Music Festival Style . Browse more character quotes from Almost Famous (2000), to William, who is on the phone with his mother. Penny Lane: [to William] Did you miss a test or something? (Here's where diehards ask, "What kind of beer?")
It was also awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. “This character, the groupie like she’s portrayed, is pathetic. Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, List of accolades received by Almost Famous, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/100-best-films-ever-hollywood-favorites-818512/item/almost-famous-hollywoods-100-favorite-818448, "Will the real Penny Lane please stand up?
“That character was basically more me than Bebe Buell or Pennie Trumbull. It was given a wider release on September 22, 2000, in 1,193 theaters where it grossed $6.9 million on its opening weekend.
In an interview, real Stillwater guitarist Bobby Golden said, "They could have probably done it without permission but they probably would have had a bunch o… In his 2012 memoir My Cross to Bear, Gregg Allman confirms that several aspects of the movie are directly based on Crowe's time spent with the Allman Brothers Band. The Groupie Who Inspired Penny Lane Gets Angry Over 'Almost Famous': 'This Character Is Pathetic', The Time Philip Seymour Hoffman Stood Up for Patrick Fugit While Making 'Almost Famous', Emmy Predictions 2020: Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie, How to Watch the Vice Presidential Debate Between Kamala Harris, Mike Pence. It also won two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (Hudson). Crowe’s musical adaptation premieres this month at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre. Frances McDormand was brilliant as William's (newcomer Patrick Fugit) well-meaning but overbearing mother. Rock n’ roll groupie Pamela Des Barres was one of Kate Hudson’s biggest inspirations for Penny Lane, along with fellow groupie Pennie Lane Trumbull and singer Bebe Buell.
William Miller: Sometimes I think I live in a different world. With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. The coat was inspired by a classic, '20s opera coat, Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment, and mostly the character that Cameron [Crowe] so beautifully wrote. Bebe Buell dated a lot of rock stars back in the day, including Todd Rundgren and Steven Tyler (Liv’s dad).
Penny has to leave before the band reaches New York, where Russell's girlfriend Leslie will join them. He actually said, ‘What can I do to make it up to you?’ I said, ‘I should have been a consultant.’”, As for the film itself, Des Barres dislikes the moment in which Hudson’s Penny Lane corrects the film’s protagonist for calling her a groupie. For whatever reason, too much of the dark side has been left out. It's the kind of picture that invites you to go back and savor your favorite moments like choice album cuts. In addition, the music of the era can't be beat. One major change in adapting “Almost Famous” from film to stage is the removal of a non-consensual kissing scene. I think we managed to construct it in a week. [8], The character of William Miller's mother (played by Frances McDormand) was based on Crowe's own mother, who even showed up on the set to keep an eye on him while he worked. Where did that shearling-lined coat come from? William is actually eleven, having started the first grade at five years old, and skipping fifth grade.
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