Tours including Almost Famous
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Tours that feature Almost Famous
New York TV & Movie Sites Tour
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Hop aboard the New York TV and Movie Sites Tour and the Central Park Movie Sites Tour to see locations from great films like Almost Famous, directed by Cameron Crowe.
Almost Famous tells the semi-autobiographical story of William Miller (Patrick Fugit), a 15 year old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with—and write about—an up-and-coming rock band called Stillwater. It is a witty coming-of-age film covering the topics of life, morals, and love. Almost Famous involves the conflict between the values the teen has been taught by his mother and the social values he is learning from the rock band and their groupies, called "Band Aids."
The film is director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical account of life as a young Rolling Stone reporter. The actual group that Crowe first toured with was The Allman Brothers Band (Gregg Allman was the one who distrusted him and kept asking if he was a narc). Crowe's real-life near-fatal plane crash happened while traveling with The Who. The character of Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) is based on Glenn Frey of Eagles.
On both of these guided New York City tours, you will see the famous Plaza Hotel, where Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) had her stomach pumped after a drug overdose in Room 537. On the Central Park Movie Sites Tour, you will visit the same path where Penny reveals her real name (Lady Goodman) to William.
The Gramercy Park Hotel, at 21st Street and Lexington Avenue, is where Penny Lane was "traded" to the band Humble Pie for $50 and a case of Heineken in a poker game.
Almost Famous was Kate Hudson’s breakout film. The daughter of famous actress Goldie Hawn, Kate has been nominated for an Oscar, in addition to receiving many other awards and accolades. She has starred in numerous movies such as How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, You Me and Dupree, Fool’s Gold, My Best Friend’s Girl, and Bride wars, which also features the Plaza Hotel.
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