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

This is MTV Films' first and, so far the, only film to receive a G rating from the MPAA.

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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

Spoofed in Saturday Night Live: Miley Cyrus/The Strokes (2011)

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Soundtracks

"That Should Be Me"
Written by Nasri Atweh, Justin Bieber, Luke Boyd & Adam Messinger
Performed by Justin Bieber

User Reviews

Awful beyond description

This movie is so unbearably awful. I guess it is supposed to be a documentary on this little kids undying unquenchable dream to be a world famous singer. He's like what? 10? He's never had to pay rent or have a job. He's gotta color pictures and finger paint. There are bars FILLED with musicians who know what it means to sell blood just to make rent and spend their entire lives writing music that no one else will ever hear or appreciate it. This kid like what? Hit forks on pots and pans then landed a a major label deal. Whats worse is every time he popped onto the screen and little girls screamed about how hot he was all I thought was "This boy looks exactly like a little girl........"

The 3d was just the perfect metaphor for how much they shove this down your throat.