Almost Famous Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

5 of the most interesting Almost Famous easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Almost Famous movie message.

Almost Famous poster
Almost Famous poster
Almost Famous Plot

A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music
Director Cameron Crowe
Stars Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee
IMDB score 7.9

Almost Famous Movie Trivia

1 - William is walking down a hotel hallway when he stops to watch a duet. Though unnamed in the film, the characters represent music legends Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. References to Parsons and his untimely death were filmed, but only this brief scene made the final cut.

William is walking down a hotel hallway when he stops to watch a duet. Though unnamed in the film, the characters represent music legends Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. References to Parsons and his untimely death were filmed, but only this brief scene made the final cut.

Almost Famous Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon prism makes a quick cameo in Almost Famous (2000) as a reflection on the windshield.

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon prism makes a quick cameo in Almost Famous (2000) as a reflection on the windshield.

And just realized Russell starts singing "Peggy Sue" as the Stillwater plane hits turbulence. This is in reference to Buddy Holly (Peggy Sue songwriter/singer) who died in a bad weather plane crash. Gallows humor!

Singing a Buddy Holly song while the plane is going down.

Almost Famous movie hidden details

1 - Billy Crudup grows out his fingernails on his right hand, a common trait you see on some lead guitarist.

Billy Crudup grows out his fingernails on his right hand, a common trait you see on some lead guitarist.