IMDb plot summary: When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.
Directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Stars Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a mockumentary made by the musical group The Lonely Island, featuring Andy Samberg as a self-centered pop icon who has lost his way from when he was part of a trio of musical performers. We follow his poor solo performance on the charts and his desperate attempts to bring his audience back to him. Given how much I enjoy the Lonely Island, it's surprising I haven't seen this already and completely unsurprising how much I liked it. The humor is zany and silly but seldom punches down. Instead it plays satirically with some of the expectations on the music industry. The amount of cameos they got in this movie is great, and the way they use them is very smart and frequently led to me laughing out loud. There's a decent amount of heart behind the story as well, even in the midst of the goofiness of it all. I think that's what really ties this whole thing together for me -- it feels genuinely like a group of friends just making themselves laugh, and it's done in a way that makes the audience feel invited in. Had a great time with this one.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
beat Can't Hardly Wait (held at #1994)
beat Pariah (#995 → #998)
beat E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (#498 → #504)
lost to Mass (held at #248)
lost to Belle (held at #372)
lost to Shutter Island (#436 → #440)
lost to Bottoms (held at #467)
lost to Cam (#482 → #481)
lost to The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (#490 → #487)
beat 56 Up (#494 → #511)
lost to A Face in the Crowd (#492 → #489)
beat Short Term 12 (held at #493)
📊 Ranked #490/3992 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 87
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