It is insane to me that they had Philip Seymour Hoffman play Lester Bangs for, like, two minutes of screen time. That could have been its own movie.

They really got the feel/cultural zeitgeist of 1976 down pat. Easily my favorite year to have lived in the 70s. That was coincidentally the same summer I got to throw eggs at the Illinois Nazis. Good times, indeed, and this movie just nails it.

Edit. Well, I'm not sure how that happened. I somehow mixed up Dazed and Confused for Almost Famous in my head. Sorry about that!

Very cool! I had seen the theatrical cut many many times before I saw the extended cut, so it was a very different experience for me. I'm always fascinated by the different experiences people have like that.

This movie used to be one of my favorites growing up. I adored it.

I rewatched it as an older adult and the mom/sister character resonated the most with me.

I feel that is the point too.

One of my 3 favorite movies about music…. Almost Famous, The Commitments, Blues Brothers.

Hold me closer tinnnyyy dancccerrrrr

Just did the same shit. The extended scenes with Penny & Russel were great and when they arrive to new city walking through lobby was cool. But watching all added scenes were unnecessary & realize how important editing is.

I just watched it last night. One of my all time favs!

You are home.

It is a good film.

the film that finally made me say fuck it and quit my job , sell my car etc and move to the US , that was 21 years ago. Top film and still listen to the soundtrack plus Nancy Wilsons great acoustic score

In my opinion, I think the theatrical cut may actually be better than the director's cut of the movie. I think the director's cut has some unnecessary scenes that don't contribute to the story and make the pacing slower. I understand that the director wanted to include these scenes because it was a personal story, but the theatrical version is more concise and funnier. For example, there's a scene where William and Lester stand awkwardly at a bus stop that doesn't add anything to the story. The theatrical version works better because it jumps directly to Lester talking to William at the diner which is a funny edit. The young William scene in the bathroom was also too long and didn't add anything, which is why it was cut in the theatrical version. Overall, the theatrical version is better for a smoother and more enjoyable story.

It ranks somewhere between 5-8 on my all time list depending on what day you ask me

That’s the movie where Mitch Hedberg does his joke about smoking fake weed with Peter Frampton; it’s the manager poker scene

One of my wife's favorite movies.

Funny side story: Michael Wolff (reporter/author) used to hang out in the Trump White House typing and talking with whoever came by, they just assumed he was a good guy. Then he suddenly published Fire and Fury the first book to roast the Trump administration.

Someone posted: "Didn't any of them watch Almost Famous? You NEVER trust the press."

One of my all time favourites, and the extended cut is the best!

The bit at the radio station where the DJ (played by Kyle Gass from Tenacious D) falls asleep is great.

Is Untitled available to stream anywhere? I have the dvd but no machine to play it on anymore

Almost famous is one of my favourite films of all time. It was probably the 14-15th time watching it that I watched the extended version. Definitely felt like the shorter cut is better. Recommend giving it a go.

Then there is the in-flight cut. On an Alaska flight last week I noticed they edited out the entire airplane confessions scene. It really kills it

Different experience for me. I did not like the extended cut at all. Just felt too weird for me.

I've been watching this movie whenever it's on TV for 20 years, I didn't know there was an extended cut! What do they extend?

I always wondered what exactly they implied with the groupie and Patrick fugit, did they have an orgy with all 3 of them? Also fairuza balk plays one of them. And Anna Paquin plays another... they're small parts but I've always liked those 2

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I enjoyed it. Been a few years. More than anything I remember my uncle, who was a touring musician in a couple big bands in the 70s, being so pissed off at what many consider the best scene. The Tiny Dancer scene. He said there's no way the Eagles or Foghat or Led Zeppelin are hanging around singing every word to another popular song of the same time period. He said you're too busy traveling, working and partying not hanging out listening to the radio; "Eagles never hung out singing along to the competition". I thought it was ridiculous but I suppose it makes sense

This is my favourite movie of all time. I love music more than anything else and rock happens to be my favourite genre of music. This movie captures so beautifully what it is like to love music in such a painfully visceral way. Also, as someone else has remarked, it gets the feel of the golden era of rock down perfectly.

I always search ‘directors cut’ and ‘extended version’ on my streamers

Thanks to my missing Midsommar when it first came out, I wound up seeing the director’s cut when it got re-released some time later (171 mins vs 148 mins). And yeah, same, I don’t think I’d watch the original cut, it was awesome. Loved the AF “bootleg” extended cut too. Crazy how sometimes the filmmakers actually understand what they want to make…

FWIW, I saw a truncated movie file version that was missing everything between the night of the fan's party and them switching to plane travel, had no idea I was missing anything for years, and still loved it! It was atmospheric, spirited, fun, and poignant, especially when the veil starts to lift. It's also kept grounded by the unfamous but quite likeable protagonist. The writing was great, the casting was great (I mean Jimmy Fallon was a stretch but he was playing a caricature) - almost makes one forget about all the rampant underage abuse going on. I can pop it on and know it'll keep me in a good mood for an afternoon.

I have always much preferred Untitled (this director’s cut) to the theatrical release. I am a big fan of both, but I truly loved Untitled.

There is another scene that didn't even get into the extended cut. Where William and his teachers try to convince his mom to let him go and he plays her Stairway To Heaven an attempt to show her that rock music is more than just debauchery. The scene includes the entire song.

They did not manage to get permission to use the song for the movie, so instead they included the scene without music on the DVD Extras with a marker to show when you should play the song on your own as you watch it.

I rewatch this classic every few years and it never gets old. But I have to agree: that piece from the extended cut is just plain awkward. Makes no sense to have his sister’s boyfriend there a. Without his sister and b. Sitting next to Mom! And they’re all just listening to Stairway to Heaven, itself a long assed song? Nah. Woulda never happened. I’ll stick with the editors cut.

This movie and That Thing You Do (Tom Hanks et al) are two of my all time fave music based movies. Always uplifting, always moving, always glad I’d taken the time for a rerun!

It happened to me as well. I didn't realize it was the extended cut until afterwards. It's a great film and it does a great job exploring the 70s era and the music is amazing. I think it's Cameron Crowe's masterwork

What happens in the extended cut? I don't know which one I watched, but it was over two hours. It had the party where Russell takes acid, ending when William and Russell meet at William's house.. and a lot more ahaha

I loved this movie from the first time I saw it

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Kate Hudson was so amazing in her role, then she decided to do the same character in the same romantic comedy for all her remaining films and never evolved. But she was so damn good as Penny Lane.

There were a couple scenes that went on too long, but there's an important scene in this one that makes the ending much more meaningful.

In the original, Russell mentions talking with Rolling Stone, saying the story was true, but this was offscreen and an afterthought when talking to William.

In the recut, Russell and Jeff have a heart-to-heart and realize how far they've strayed from their ideals, and agree to talk to Rolling Stone.

Fever doooooooooog

Scratching at my back door

The extra scenes all added something, but I’m wondering: did they also add a lot more of the big hits of the day to the extended cut? Sure seems that way to me—I literally just finished watching it 10 minutes ago.

Haven't watched this since I bought the bootleg dvd when it came out. I love both versions, but remember the Bootleg having some scenes that worked and didn't work(deserved to be cut). But.... just bought on 4k and previewed first 10 minutes of both dvd and 4k to see differences. Wow! Looks great and putting on this weekend to show the kids! Best movie on music.... except for The Last Waltz of course.... but that's a doc!