Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

Directed by

Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 1,385 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous pop singer struggles to stay relevant after his second album flops. This mockumentary follows his attempts to mount a comeback tour.

sillyfast-pacedsatiricalabsurdenergeticirreverentlighthearted

What happens

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a 2016 American mockumentary musical comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone from a screenplay written by and starring Andy Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer. The trio, collectively known as The Lonely Island, also co-produced the film with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman. Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Imogen Poots, Joan Cusack, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Redd appear in supporting roles. The film was released on June 3, 2016, by Universal Pictures, and became a box-office bomb, grossing just over $9 million against a budget of $20 million. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and has since developed a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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