Jem and the Holograms (2015)

As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Writers:

Ryan Landels (screenplay by), Christy Marx (animated series)

Stars:

Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aubrey Peeples	...	Jerrica / Jem
Stefanie Scott	...	Kimber
Aurora Perrineau	...	Shana
Hayley Kiyoko	...	Aja
Molly Ringwald	...	Aunt Bailey
Isabella Kai Rice	...	Young Jerrica (as Isabella Rice)
Barnaby Carpenter	...	Emmett Benton
Jason Kennedy	...	Jason Kennedy
Nathan Moore	...	Zipper
Juliette Lewis	...	Erica Raymond
Ryan Guzman	...	Rio
Justin Alastair	...	Esteban
Mischke Butler	...	Vocal Coach
Samantha Newark	...	Hair Stylist
Christopher Scott	...	Choreographer

Storyline

As a small-town girl Jerrica lives an unexceptional life until she takes on a secret identity inspired by her music. She becomes Jem: the bold, stunning and absolutely fearless singer that catapults from an underground video sensation to global superstar overnight. But when it seems that she may lose touch with the things that really matter the most, Jerrica and her band of three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey, discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.

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Plot Keywords:

sister sister relationship | record company | band | based on toy | based on cartoon | 

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Taglines:

Every Generation Needs a Voice

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Music | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material including reckless behavior, brief suggestive content and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jem

Filming Locations:

Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,375,320, 25 October 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$2,184,640, 5 November 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allspark Pictures,Blumhouse Productions,Chu Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Aurora Perrineau and Isabella Kai Rice.

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Goofs

When the girls take Rio's car and go to the pier and Rio catches them, he told them that he tracked his iPhone that was in his dashboard. But earlier when Jerrica is seen taking his keys the iPhone is sitting right next to them and his wallet.

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Quotes

Jem: Showtime synergy.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: There is a scene in the closing credits: Erica recruits the Misfits to help her stop Jem.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: Jumanji (2017)

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Soundtracks

Love Myself
Written by Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Robin Fredriksson (as Robin Lennart Fredriksson), Mattias Larsson (as Mattias Per Larsson) and Oscar Holter
Performed by Hailee Steinfeld
Courtesy of Republic Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Every one should go see this with a open mind.

I didn't think I'd like it because it changed so much from the 80's cartoon it was based on. I gave it a shot and took my 10 and almost 12 year old nieces to see it. We all loved it. Sure it's not the 80's cartoon accurate Jem and the Holograms movie all of its fans wanted but it is a good movie and has the great message that Jem had of believing in your self and not giving up. The music is good and the after the credits scene is giving a hope for a sequel life. Molly Ringwald as Aunt Bailey is amazing so is Juliette Lewis as Erica Raymond. I liked it so much that I'm going Thursday to go see it again. I'm going to pre order it on DVD on amazon and get the soundtrack from them also.