Special Features:
DISC ONE: "The Bootleg Cut" featuring never-before-seen footage  •  Audio commentary by director Cameron Crowe  •  Interview with Lester Bangs  •  Behind-the-scenes footage  •  Original Rolling Stone articles with introductions by Cameron Crowe  •  Cameron Crowe's Top 10 Albums of 1973  •  Music video.

DISC TWO: DTS 5.1  •  Original theatrical version  •  Stillwater's Cleveland concert  •  Deleted scenes with Director's commentary  •  Screenplay  •  Theatrical trailer.

DISC THREE: Stillwater CD featuring 6 never-before-released songs: "Love Thing", "Chance Upon You", "Love Comes And Goes", "Hour Of Need", "You Had To Be There" and "Fever Dog"  

Almost Famous is one of those rare rock and roll movies that actually feels right. The concert scenes alone actually feel like real concerts that I have been to before, which is something I have rarely experienced in a film. William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is a 15 year old writing an article for Rolling Stone magazine while on the road with a band named Stillwater. The story is based on writer/director Cameron Crowe's own experiences on the road with some of the great rock and roll bands of the 1970's, so all the details are right. The movie is filled with great characters and great performances including Billy Crudup as Stillwater guitarist Russell Hammond, Frances McDormand as William's mother and Philip Seymour Hoffman as real life rock journalist Russell Bangs, but none that stand out like Kate Hudson as the groupie (excuse me, Band Aid) Penny Lane. Hers is a career making performance.

As you can see from the special features section this 3 disc set contains both a director's cut and the original theatrical version of the film. Both are outstanding, but the director's cut adds a lot of great character details which really make it worth seeing.