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Almost Famous（成名之路） Almost Famous (Biography/Comedy) (2000) ?2001 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters William MillerPatrick Fugit A sweet and very smart 15 year old kid (in 1973) who wants to be a rock’n’roll critic and write for Rolling Stone magazine. Elaine MillerFrances McDormand William’s very nervous and conservative mother, a college professor, who is always worried that her children are going to take illegal drugs. Anita MillerZoey Deschanel William’s older sister who decides to leave home when she is still very young because she can no longer accept living with her mother. Russell HammondBilly Crudup The guitarist and most well known musician in the (fictional) hard rock group Stillwater, which is trying to become a superstar group even though their music is fairly typical and not very good. Jeff BebeJason Lee The lead singer for Stillwater, who is convinced that rock music in general, and his group in particular, is deeply important. Penny Lane (Lady Goodman)Kate Hudson A 16 year old fan of the group who is in love with Russell, who travels around the country when they are on tour. Girls like her are usually called groupies, but she prefers the term Band-Aid. SapphireFairuza Balk A friend of Penny and one of the Band-Aids following Stillwater. Lester BangsPhillip Hoffman A well-known rock critic who writes for Cream magazine, who is convinced that great rock’n’roll is being killed by bad groups like Stillwater, and record companies who only care about making money. Ben-Fong TorresTerry Chen A well known editor for Rolling Stone magazine who hires William to write an article on Stillwater. Dick RoswellNoah Taylor Stillwater’s inexperienced British manager. Dennis HopeJimmy Fallon A new more experienced manager that Stillwater’s record company hires to help lead the group. Plot Summary This film is the story of a s