Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
for some graphic nudity, language throughout, sexual content and drug use.
| Moral Rating: | not reviewed |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Music Comedy |
| Length: | 1 hr. 26 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2016 |
| USA Release: |
June 3, 2016 (wide—2,200+ theaters) DVD: September 13, 2016 |
narcissism / out of control egos
failure—how to deal with it well
vulgarity / crudity / profanity
| Featuring |
Andy Samberg … Conner4Real Imogen Poots … Ashley, his girlfriend Bill Hader … His roadie Maya Rudolph … Deborah, his corporate sponsor Martin Sheen … His nemesis Sarah Silverman … His publicist Sandra Rosko … Concert Fan Will Forte … His bagpiper Will Arnett … His paparazzo Joan Cusack … His mom Jorma Taccone … Owen Joanna Newsom … Herself Jimmy Fallon … Himself Pink … Herself Adam Levine … Himself Mariah Carey … Herself Snoop Dogg … Himself Usher Raymond … Himself Simon Cowell … Himself Seal … Himself Carrie Underwood … Herself See all » |
| Director |
Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone — “MacGruber” (2010) |
| Producer |
Apatow Productions The Lonely Island See all » |
| Distributor |
 Universal Pictures
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Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Universal Pictures’ ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ is headlined by musical digital-shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, collectively known as The Lonely Island. The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real (Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all.
The latest comedy from blockbuster producer Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Superbad, Knocked Up) co-stars Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph and many of the biggest names in comedy and music in cameo performances. Co-directed by Schaffer and Taccone and written by The Lonely Island trio, Popstar is also produced by Rodney Rothman (producer of Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall; co-writer of 22 Jump Street), as well as Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone.
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4Real (Andy Samberg) 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.”
Violence: Moderate / Profanity: Extreme / Sex/Nudity: Extreme
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