Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)

This documentary follows Justin Bieber with some footage of performances from his 2010 concert tour.

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Stars:

Justin Bieber, Boyz II Men, Miley Cyrus

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

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

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:

manager | star | boyhood friend | prodigy | plasma tv | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eleven 3D cameras were used to film the Madison Square Garden concert.

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Goofs

When Justin Bieber's album "My World 2.0" rises to the top of the Billboard 200, a picture of "Glee, the Music: Volume 1" is shown as number 94, but the caption says "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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Alternate Versions

Also released in a 3D version.

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Connections

Features Lopez Tonight (2009)

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Soundtracks

In the Hall of the Mountain King
Written by Edvard Grieg
Arranged & Performed by Kevin McKeever

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.

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:

Madison Square Garden, 7th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,514,054, 13 February 2011

Gross USA:

$73,013,910

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$99,036,827

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min (Director's Fan Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1