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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
71K
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Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and The Lonely Island in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.
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When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.

  • Directors
    • Akiva Schaffer
    • Jorma Taccone
  • Writers
    • Andy Samberg
    • Akiva Schaffer
    • Jorma Taccone
  • Stars
    • Andy Samberg
    • Jorma Taccone
    • Akiva Schaffer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    71K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,166
    277
    • Directors
      • Akiva Schaffer
      • Jorma Taccone
    • Writers
      • Andy Samberg
      • Akiva Schaffer
      • Jorma Taccone
    • Stars
      • Andy Samberg
      • Jorma Taccone
      • Akiva Schaffer
    • 177User reviews
    • 142Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
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    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
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    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Conner Proposes To Ashley
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    Andy Samberg
    Andy Samberg
    • Conner
    Jorma Taccone
    Jorma Taccone
    • Owen
    Akiva Schaffer
    Akiva Schaffer
    • Lawrence
    Sarah Silverman
    Sarah Silverman
    • Paula
    Tim Meadows
    Tim Meadows
    • Harry
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    • Deborah
    Joan Cusack
    Joan Cusack
    • Tilly
    Imogen Poots
    Imogen Poots
    • Ashley
    Chris Redd
    Chris Redd
    • Hunter
    Edgar Blackmon
    • Eddie
    James Buckley
    James Buckley
    • Sponge
    Evan Fine
    Evan Fine
    • 10-Year Old Conner
    Maxwell Jenkins
    Maxwell Jenkins
    • 10-Year Old Owen
    Elliott Smith
    • 10-Year Old Lawrence
    Questlove
    Questlove
    • Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
    • (as Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson)
    • …
    Carrie Underwood
    Carrie Underwood
    • Carrie Underwood
    Nas
    Nas
    • Nas
    Usher
    Usher
    • Usher
    • Directors
      • Akiva Schaffer
      • Jorma Taccone
    • Writers
      • Andy Samberg
      • Akiva Schaffer
      • Jorma Taccone
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    • Trivia
      Most of the shots of the large crowds were footage from One Direction concerts.
    • Quotes

      Harry: Conner, don't worry about it. You were up there for, like, ten seconds.

      Conner: Ten seconds is an eternity, Harry. It's a third of the way to Mars.

      Harry: Conner, we've talked about this. Thirty Seconds to Mars is the name of a band. It's not a fact.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening Universal logo: The music slows (like a record running down), then restarts with a bit more pop/hip-hop feel.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Rachel Maddow/Judd Apatow/Joe Pera/Eric Kretz (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Me Likey That
      Written by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Scott Chops Jung, Mike Baxter

      Performed by The Lonely Island

      Produced by Scott Chops Jung (as CHOPS)

    User reviews177

    Featured review
    9/10

    Very offensive....very funny and perceptive.

    I am not in the target audience for "Popstar", as I am a guy in my 50s who has no interest in rap or anything written after about 1985. So, the fact that I enjoyed this is something...isn't it?!

    In many ways, this film is very much like "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" as well as "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"....along with a heaping helping of pop music and rap. Just like Ricky Bobby, Conner (Andy Samberg) goes from the top of the game to total loser very quickly...and only by learning humility and appreciating his friends can he once again be on top. And, like "Walk Hard", it's a mockumentary about the music industry...and it's very crude at times and has some genitalia. It is NOT a film for kids, that's for sure!

    Overall, it's a clever an perceptive film...making fun of the stupid antics MANY modern musicians engage in as well as tickling your funny bone in the process. Enjoyable and worth seeing...provided you are an adult and have a relatively high threshold for the offensive.
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    • Jun 23, 2017
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    • Release date
      • June 3, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Conner4Real
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Perfect World Pictures
      • Apatow Productions
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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,639,125
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,698,715
      • Jun 5, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,680,029
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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