The story follows 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit), a sheltered but immensely passionate music fan who lands an assignment from Rolling Stone to follow the up-and-coming rock band Stillwater across America in 1973. Along the way, he falls in with the band’s charismatic but troubled guitarist, Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup), and a wise-beyond-her-years "Band-Aid" (a term the groupies prefer) named Penny Lane (Kate Hudson).

: You can find extensive deep-dives into the film’s history, such as the fact that Brad Pitt was originally cast as Russell Hammond but dropped out over creative differences. Why It Still Matters

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