Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.
- Directors
- Writer
- Stars
- Matthew McConaughey(voice)
- Reese Witherspoon(voice)
- Scarlett Johansson(voice)
Top credits
- Directors
- Writer
- Stars
- Matthew McConaughey(voice)
- Reese Witherspoon(voice)
- Scarlett Johansson(voice)
- Awards
- 2 wins & 16 nominations
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Scarlett Johansson
- Ashas Ash
- (voice)
Tori Kelly
- Meenaas Meena
- (voice)
Taron Egerton
- Johnnyas Johnny
- (voice)
Nick Kroll
- Gunteras Gunter
- (voice)
Jennifer Saunders
- Nanaas Nana
- (voice)
Chelsea Peretti
- Sukias Suki
- (voice)
Nick Offerman
- Normanas Norman
- (voice)
Eric André
- Dariusas Darius
- (voice)
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- Writer
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Storyline
With his theatrical company a local success, Buster Moon is dreaming of bigger things. Unfortunately, when a talent scout dismisses their work as inadequate for the big time, Buster is driven to prove her wrong. With that goal in mind, Buster inspires his players to gamble everything to sneak into a talent audition in Redshore City for the demanding entertainment mogul Jimmy Crystal. Against the odds, they catch his interest with some frantic creative improvisation and even more desperate lies like personally knowing the reclusive rock star, Clay Calloway, who has not been seen in 15 years. Now faced with a tight production window with only a vague story idea and dire consequences for failure, Buster and his friends must all stretch their talents put on a show against all odds. In that struggle, the gang's challenges seem insurmountable, but each of them finds new inspirations and friends where they least expect them to pursue an artistic dream worthy of them. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol1970@gmail.com)
- Taglines
- Where will your dreams take you?
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for some rude material and mild peril/violence
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe name of Bono's character is Clay Calloway, a tribute for the real-life musician Cab Calloway.
- GoofsJohnny's dad jumps in his truck and gets to Johnny in moments. That same journey was shown to be an overnight bus journey for everyone else.
(Incorrectly regarded as a goof because whereas a bus would have to stop at multiple stations and waypoints to pick up & drop off passengers on the journey as well as follow a specific route while driving the speed limit, Johnny's dad and his pals can just take shortcuts and direct routes through roads and highways and potentially disregarding the speed limits in the interests of protecting Johnny and his group in an emergency. Plus they are mechanics, maybe the truck has had a faster more powerful engine installed.)
- Quotes
Buster Moon: Dream big dreams. That's what they always said, right?
- Crazy creditsIn the Illumination Logo, Kevin, Bob, Stuart, and the minions are singing the word Illumination. While the screen zooms out, all of the minions are together, and you can see the Illumination Logo above them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Oscars (2021)
- SoundtracksThere's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
Written by Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Geoff Warburton (as Geoffrey Warburton), Scott Harris
Performed by Shawn Mendes
Courtesy of Island Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Top review
Don't believe the critics
This movie is wonderful, gorgeous, sad, sweet, and entertaining. You can't help but shed a few tears and bob your head with the beat. It's a feel-good experience without much substance but a ton of joy! Please go see it and feel again :)
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- MattD12027
- Dec 24, 2021
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Box office
- Budget
- $85,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $162,790,990
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,326,230
- Dec 26, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $407,268,692
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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