Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)

Follows Justin Bieber with some footage of performances from his 2010 concert tour.

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Stars:

Justin Bieber, Boys II Men, Miley Cyrus

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Bieber	...	Himself
Boys II Men	...	Themselves
Miley Cyrus	...	Herself
Sean Kingston	...	Himself
Ludacris	...	Himself
Jaden Smith	...	Himself
Usher Raymond	...	Himself (as Usher)
Diane Dale	...	Herself
Bruce Dale	...	Himself
Ryan Good	...	Himself
Allison Kaye	...	Herself
Carin Morris	...	Herself
Scrappy Stassen	...	Himself
Kenny Hamilton	...	Himself
Scooter Braun	...	Himself

Storyline

The camera follows Justin Bieber (1994- ) during the ten days leading up to his August, 2010, sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. Footage of these ten days of concerts, rehearsals, and down time with boyhood friends, his mom, and his entourage is inter-cut with home movies, old photos, and interviews showing a musical prodigy who loves to perform, comes to the attention of an Atlanta agent via YouTube, impresses Usher, and rockets to international stardom soon after his 15th birthday. His manager emphasizes the importance of social media and of Justin's work ethic and personality in making him a star; the camera emphasizes Bieber's look. His mom and grandparents shine.

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Plot Keywords:

star | manager | prodigy | boyhood friend | documentary subject's name in title | 

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Taglines:

Find Out What's Possible If You Never Give Up.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - Director's Fan Cut

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£820,592 (UK) (18 February 2011)

Gross:

$73,000,942 (USA) (6 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Scooter Braun Films, L.A. Reid Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 115 min (Director's Fan Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

11 3D cameras were used in the filming of the Madison Square Garden concert.

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Goofs

While the movie shows Justin Bieber's album My World 2.0 rising to the top of the Billboard 200, at number 94 the "Glee, the Music: Volume 1" picture is shown, but what is written next to it is "Glee, the Music: Volume 2".

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Quotes

Scooter Braun: First 20 kids,then 40 kids, then 50 kids then hundreds of kids starting lining up just to get a glimpse of him.

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Connections

Referenced in The Newsroom: Amen (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Born to Be Somebody"
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Justin Bieber

User Reviews

Terrible, just terrible

I feel bad for Ludicrous and Usher for being strong-armed into participating in this atrocity.

Anyone who liked Bieber will like this movie. Anyone who disliked Bieber will dislike this movie. It's always embarrassing to watch a "star" resort to poorly produced garbage like this "documentary" to scrape together a couple extra million for his bank account, but I guess Bieber is starting to realize that once he hits puberty his profits will disappear. Best to take advantage of the pedophile women who want him before it's too late.

In any event, the popcorn was pretty good, and Usher and Ludicrous are talented performers. It's too bad the documentary wasn't about them.