Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) on Netflix
Conner4Real's second album fails, and his old group, the Style Boyz, split after Lawrence Dunn goes uncredited for a hit verse. Conner now performs solo with Owen Bouchard as his DJ.
- Netflix3.7/5
- IMDb6.7/1074,838 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes79%
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Plot summary
Conner Friel, Owen Bouchard and Lawrence Dunn grow up together and form the pop rap group the Style Boyz, which quickly becomes famous. The group splits after Lawrence leaves because he was not credited for a guest verse that made Conner a star. Conner launches a solo career as Conner4Real, with Owen as his DJ. His first album, Thriller, Also, reaches the top of the charts. For his second album, Connquest, Conner writes every song himself and works with many different producers instead of using Owen's beats. Critics pan the record and it sells poorly. Conner's manager, Harry, proposes a sponsorship deal with the home appliance maker Aquaspin to fund a tour, and Conner resists any suggestion that he reunite with the Style Boyz.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
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- The wives of Samberg, Taccone and Schaffer all make brief appearances: Joanna Newsom as Zippy's flatline doctor, Marielle Heller as a member of Conner's documentary crew, and Liz Cackowski as the Poppies stage manager.
- Emma Stone makes an uncredited cameo as Claudia Cantrell, a well-known pop singer who helped kickstart Conner's solo career, and "Weird Al" Yankovic appears as the lead singer of the band Hammerleg.
- The production filmed at The Forum for 11 days and padded out its concert crowds with repurposed material from Morgan Spurlock's One Direction documentary This Is Us. In all, there was over 300 hours of filmed footage.
SPOILER
Justin Timberlake appears uncredited as Tyrus Quash, Conner's chef, who later dresses as Mr. Fish during the Style Boyz performance at the Poppys.- Despite the film's shortcomings at the box office, it developed a cult following. Taccone called it "a love letter to our friendship", and Schaffer said the fact people thought it was good was the most important thing to him.
