Popstar is a 2005 American film directed by Richard Gabai and written by Timothy Barton. The direct-to-video film features singer Aaron Carter in his only lead role with Alana Austin, Kimberly Kevon Williams, Adrianne Palicki, Tracy Scoggins, Leif Garett, Vanessa Angel, Stella Stevens, Tom Bosley and David Cassidy in his final film. It also featured Lou Pearlman's final performance before his prison sentence in 2008 and later death eight years later. The premiere was held in The Woodlands, Texas. Popstar was filmed in Calabasas, California, at A.C. Stelle Middle School and the Commons.