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1	* AcclaimedFlop: The film received great reviews, with some even calling it the best music mockumentary since ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'', but it didn't even make half of its budget back. Universal later admitted that they hoped it would develop a similar [[CultClassic cult following]].
2	* BoxOfficeBomb: Made back $9.5 million of its $20 million budget, despite reasonably good reviews.
3	* CreatorKiller: The film's box office failure put a damper on Music/TheLonelyIsland's mainstream success, with their next project going directly to Creator/{{Netflix}}. While Creator/AndySamberg's career remained unscathed, Jorma and Akiva have mostly remained behind the scenes directing TV shows, including Samberg’s hit sitcom ''Series/BrooklynNineNine''.
4	* DawsonCasting: The Style Boyz's ages aren't made clear, though they are presumably in their mid-to-late-20s -- and played by men in their late 30s.
5	* DirectedByCastMember: Akiva and Jorma also directed the film.
6	* ExecutiveMeddling: The original title of the film was ''Conner 4 Real'', but Universal wanted to sell it as a satire on the Music/JustinBieber documentary ''Never Say Never'', despite there being little to no resemblance to it, hence the title it was released under.
7	* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Like most comedies of its time, a majority of the scenes consist of hours and hours of improv edited down to a feature presentation. According to Jorma and Akiva, they filmed ''over 400 hours'' of usable footage, enough to make over 100 different cuts of the film's first act alone!
8	* IronyAsSheIsCast: Music/JustinTimberlake plays Conner's chef Tyrus, who at one point sings Conner's song "Mona Lisa" to himself while preparing food. While he sings quite well, which is understandable given who's playing him, he immediately gets chastised and told to "leave the singing to the professionals".
9	* ProductionPosse: In addition to Music/TheLonelyIsland themselves, their frequent collaborators appear minor roles and cameos, including:
10	** Music/JustinTimberlake
11	** Music/MichaelBolton
12	** Music/AdamLevine
13	** Music/SnoopDogg
14	** Music/PharrellWilliams
15	** Music/{{Akon}} (his song isn't in the movie, but remains on the soundtrack)
16	** Creator/BillHader
17	** Creator/MayaRudolph
18	** Creator/WillArnett
19	** Chester Tam (aka Richardson from ''Film/HotRod'')
20	* RealitySubtext: As producer Judd Apatow pointed out, the movie is basically a fictionalized biopic of The Lonely Island themselves: Andy Samberg, the most famous of the three, plays the breakout member of a trio known for audacious pop and rap songs; Creator/JormaTaccone, the only other member who's done a significant amount of on-camera work outside of Lonely Island, plays the one other member of the group who stays with him throughout his solo career; and Akiva Schaffer, who works almost exclusively behind-the-scenes, plays the member who's completely withdrawn from the limelight.
21	* WorkingTitle: ''Connor 4 Real''.

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