Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

Release date: 2016-06-03
Country: USA|China
Language: English
Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Apatow Productions
Genre: Comedy, Music
Rating: 6.7/10
Length: 1h 27min

Storyline

When his new album fails to sell records, pop and 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.

Plot Keywords

pop star, scene during end credits, full frontal male nudity, repetition in title, concert, mockumentary, disguise, fame, death of pet, pet, penis, farm, marriage proposal, reconciliation, award, racial slur, performance, wolf, celebrity, man wearing a tank top

Short Review

The hero and his support rockers, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, who co-directed and with Samberg co-wrote the script, are amiable, antic and tuneful.