From Justin to Kelly
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| From Justin to Kelly | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Robert Iscove |
| Produced by | Robert Engelman |
| Written by | Kim Fuller |
| Starring | Justin Guarini Kelly Clarkson |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | June 20, 2003 |
| Running time | Theatrical cut 81 min. Extended cut 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Gross revenue | $4,928,883 |
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| IMDb profile | |
From Justin to Kelly is a 2003 comedy-musical-romance film starring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the winner and runner-up, respectively, of the first season of American Idol. It is considered to be one of the worst films ever made, as of April 24, 2008 it is ranked #22 on the Internet Movie Database's Bottom 100 list at 1.7 out of 10[1]. It also received a negative review from almost every film critic, earning 9% on website Rotten Tomatoes and winning the Golden Raspberry Award in 2005 for Worst 'Musical' of Our First 25 Years.
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[edit] Plot
The movie is set during spring break in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Texan singing waitress Kelly Taylor (played by Clarkson) meets Pennsylvanian college student Justin Bell (played by Guarini), and they fall for each other.
Various romantic complications ensue. Kelly's friend Kaya falls in love with charming bus boy Carlos; Kelly's other friend, Alexa (Katherine Bailess), schemes to keep Justin and Kelly from meeting; Justin's friend, Brandon (Greg Siff), is always getting on the wrong side of a sexy beach patrolwoman; and Justin's other friend, Eddie (Brian Dietzen), tries to hook up with a cyberpal.
[edit] Cast
- Justin Guarini as Justin Bell
- Kelly Clarkson as Kelly Taylor
- Katherine Bailess as Alexa
- Anika Noni Rose as Kaya
- Brian Dietzen as Eddie
- Greg Siff as Brandon
[edit] Criticism
The critics began mercilessly deriding the movie upon news of its making, and the movie was the box office bomb they predicted (grossing a mere $5,000,000) despite its association with the popular television show. In an interesting twist, theater chains threatened not to show it at all when distributor 20th Century Fox—in a similar move to the rushed production of the film to capitalize on Idol's popularity—announced plans to rush the movie to VHS and DVD a mere six weeks after its opening weekend. Conceding to theater owners, Fox pushed the scheduled video date back a number of months. When the movie tanked in its first weekend of theatrical release, Fox reinstated the original VHS and DVD release schedule.
Other listing systems also rate it among the worst movies ever made[1]. It was equally attacked by critics and comedians alike:
Here's the movie: From Justin To Kelly. Here's my review: From Theater To Video.
—Craig Kilborn, The Late Late Show, Jun 22, 2003
The film's choreography was considered so bad that a special Golden Raspberry "Governor's Award" was created just so From Justin to Kelly could win it.
Clarkson's already rising musical career was unaffected by the movie's failure, but Guarini's was hurt as the movie's bad buzz coincided with the release of his long delayed debut album.
In many interviews, Clarkson stated that she "never wanted to do this or be an actress".
If there was one success story to come out of this film, it was Anika Noni Rose, who played Kaya. She won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change the very next year. Coincidentally, her next big movie role was opposite another American Idol contestant, Jennifer Hudson, in Dreamgirls.
The movie was nominated for four Teen Choice Awards, including Choice Summer Movie and Choice Chemistry. Kelly Clarkson was nominated for Choice Breakout Movie Star, Female and Choice Crossover Artist.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- From Justin to Kelly at the Internet Movie Database
- From Justin to Kelly at Box Office Mojo
- From Justin to Kelly at Rotten Tomatoes
- IMDb's Bottom 100
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