Conversation so far:
What was his first film?
Crowe wrote the screenplay for 1984's The Wild Life.
Did it get made into a movie?
the screenplay.
What was his next screenplay?
Brooks executive produced Crowe's first directing effort, 1989's Say Anything....
Was it popular?
Say Anything...
was positively received by critics.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
His next project, 1992's Singles, centered on the romantic tangles among a group of six friends in their twenties in Seattle.

Question: How did he come up with this story?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Cameron Crowe come up with the Say Anything... story?