Cameron Crowe

Writing·Jul 13, 1957·Palm Springs, California, USA

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Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe has made his mark with character-driven, personal films that have been generally hailed as refreshingly original and devoid of cynicism. Michael Walker in The New York Times called Crowe "something of a cinematic spokesman for the post-baby boom generation" because his first few films focused on that specific age group, first as highers and then as young adults making their way in the world. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California, where he met Geraldine Edwards, who was a student there, and who he later based his Penny Lane character on in Almost Famous, when he discovered she was going backstage to rock and roll concerts. Later, he wrote and directed one more high school saga, Say Anything, and then Singles, a story of Seattle twentysomethings that was woven together by a soundtrack centering on that city's burgeoning grunge music scene. Crowe landed his biggest hit, though, with Jerry Maguire. After this, he was given a green light to go ahead with a pet project, the autobiographical effort Almost Famous. Centering on a teenage music journalist on tour with an up-and-coming band, it gave insight to his life as a 15-year-old writer for Rolling Stone. Crowe has stated that the Penny Lane character was based on his fellow San Diegan, Geraldine Edwards, who he met in 1975, as mentioned earlier. Part of the dialogue is also inspired by comments that were made by Bebe Buell in certain interviews. Also, in late 1999, Crowe released his second book, Conversations with Billy Wilder, a question and answer session with the legendary director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cameron Crowe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025 · Self	Self
Heartbreakers Beach Party2024 · Self, Director, Producer, Writer	Self, Director, Producer, Writer
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf2024 · Self	Self
Culture Vulture2024 · Self	Self
Only in Theaters2022 · Self	Self
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres2021 · Self	Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains2020 · Self	Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read2020 · Self	Self
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell2020 · Self	Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice2019 · Self	Self
David Crosby: Remember My Name2019 · Self - Interviewer, Producer	Self - Interviewer, Producer
The Other Side of the Wind2018 · Party Guest	Party Guest
Aloha2015 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
We Bought a Zoo2011 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Pearl Jam: The Kids Are Twenty2011 · Writer	Writer
Pearl Jam: The Fans Are Alright2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Pearl Jam Twenty2011 · Himself, Director, Writer	Himself, Director, Writer
The Union2011 · Director	Director
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher2010 · Self	Self
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business2008 · Self	Self
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us2006 · Self	Self
Elizabethtown2005 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Ringers: Lord of the Fans2005 · Self	Self
Elton John - Elton in Four Decades2004 · Self	Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.2002 · Self	Self
Minority Report2002 · Bus Passenger (uncredited)	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories2002 · Self	Self
Hitting It Hard2002 · Actor, Producer	Actor, Producer
Vanilla Sky2001 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
TThe Beatles Revolution2000 · Self	Self
Welcome to Hollywood2000 · Cameron Crowe	Cameron Crowe
Almost Famous2000 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Jerry Maguire1996 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Singles1992 · Club Interviewer, Director, Producer, Screenplay	Club Interviewer, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Say Anything...1989 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Wild Life1984 · Cop #2, Writer, Producer	Cop #2, Writer, Producer
Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Untitled Joni Mitchell BiopicDirector, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer