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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016 · 86 min

A gleefully silly fake documentary stuffed with catchy joke songs, celebrity cameos and crude gags, yet surprisingly sweet about friendship and ego.

Directed by: Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer

Tagline: Ever since I was born, I was dope.
Overview: 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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Directed by: Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: celebrity
friendship
identity
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
ensemble
musical
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Genres: comedy, music
Directed by: Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
Written by: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack, Imogen Poots
Music: Matthew Compton
Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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