From Justin to Kelly (2003)

User Rating:

1.6/10   

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writer (WGA):

Kim Fuller (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The tale of two American Idols

Plot:

A lonely, sexually repressed man. A depressed woman. A summer camp. On this fateful night, they will meet... and their hearts will become one.

Plot Keywords:

Miami Beach | Beach | Spring Break | Critically Bashed | Exploitation

Awards:

2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Kelly Clarkson	...	Kelly
Justin Guarini	...	Justin
Katherine Bailess	...	Alexa
Anika Noni Rose	...	Kaya
Greg Siff	...	Brandon
Brian Dietzen	...	Eddie
Jason Yribar	...	Carlos
Theresa San-Nicholas	...	Officer Cutler
Justin Gorence	...	Greg
Christopher Bryan	...	Luke
Kaitlin Riley	...	Ashley
Renee Robertson	...	Brianna
Yamil Piedra	...	Darren
Marc Macaulay	...	Mr. O'Mara
Toi Svane Stepp	...	Lizzie

Also Known As:

From Justin to Kelly: A Tale of Two American Idols (USA) (working title)
From Justin to Kelly: With Love (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, sensuality and brief language.

Runtime:

81 min | USA:90 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Italy:T | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #39819)

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

19 Entertainment

Trivia:

A commercial soundtrack for the film was never released, because the producers did not want it to compete with the debut albums by Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini. However, the song "Timeless", sung by Clarkson and Guarini, was included on Justin's debut album, "Justin Guarini".

Goofs:

Continuity: Kelly finds out that Alexa has been texting Justin, and walks away without her purse. In the next scene, Kelly starts singing "Anytime," while walking and carrying her purse.

Quotes:

Eddie: Trust me, getting rejected by text is a lot less humiliating.
Brandon, Justin: Right

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Women of Questionable Morals (#5.11)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Party Up

I don't want to live anymore.

And I only watched the first 25 minutes. It is inconcievable to me that anyone could make a film this hopelessly, endlessly, mind-meltingly bad. This is not a bad movie - it's a war crime. Somehow the producers actually managed to cast supporting players bad enough to make Kelly Clarkson and even the talent free Justin Guarini seem good by comparsion.

The alleged "choreography" ammounts to nothing more than frantic flailing of limbs. Accents come and go with wild abandon. The songs are, to put it charitably, forgettable. I'm surprised "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson isn't credited as a writer, because the dialouge is that witless and badly phrased.

This is the worst thing humanity has ever done.