C6: Almost Famous / Ep 1: Casting, Casting, Casting

Origins with James Andrew Miller

Audacy Podcasts

Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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“Almost Famous” was almost a very different movie. Can you imagine the film with Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, and Natalie Portman? Here’s the full story of the casting saga that took place before filming ever started. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The other kids make fun of him because of how young he looks.
0:06.2	Nobody includes him. They call him the nark behind his back.
0:10.0	They do?
0:11.0	One day, you'll be cool.
0:15.0	Let's see you're the kid who's been sending me those articles from the school newspaper.
0:19.0	What do you like the star of your school? They hate me.
0:26.7	This is Rolling Stone magazine. We got a couple copies of your stories I think you should be writing for us we can only pay let me
0:30.6	see seven hundred dollars all right a grand Hey, let me see. $700.
0:33.9	All right a grand.
0:35.0	Does anybody remember last?
0:39.2	Does anybody remember Laughter?
0:41.6	I'd like to interview you or somebody from your band.
0:44.0	Oh, the enemy, a rock writer.
0:46.0	Ladies and Jenton!
0:55.0	Howl are you? 17. Me too.
0:57.0	Actually, I'm 16.
0:59.0	Me too.
1:00.0	Isn't it funny? The truth just sounds different.
1:04.0	I'm 15.
1:06.0	If you're going to be a true journalist, you cannot make friends with the rock star
1:15.1	They're gonna fly you places for free
1:18.6	You're gonna meet girls
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