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\u2018This Is Us\u2019 premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 20th August, 2013. 10,000 \u2018Directioners\u2019, some of whom had slept rough for three nights, were there to catch a glimpse of their favourite boyband.\nThe documentary, directed by \u2018Supersize Me\u2019s Morgan Spurlock, went on to take $18m in its Labor Day opening weekend in the US - but failed to scale the heights of Justin Beiber\u2019s effort, \u2018Never Say Never\u2019.\nIn this episode, Olly, Rebecca and Arion unpick the secret of the boys\u2019 success; explain why X Factor winner Matt Cardle was mysteriously disappeared from the movie; and reveal an unexpected connection between 1D and Osama Bin Laden...\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 One Direction "This Is US" London Premiere Part 1 (Poveelive, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ_Kd4JC0ck\n\u2022 \u2018This Is Us\u2019 on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2515086/\n\u2022 \u2018Morgan Spurlock, Director Of \u2018This Is Us,\u2019 Explains Why He Cut One Direction\u2019s Girlfriends Out Of Documentary\u2019 (HuffPo, 2013):\nhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-is-us-girlfriends-cut-morgan-spurlock_n_3839053\nWe had EVEN MORE to say about Spurlock and 1D. To hear bonus material this and every week*, support the show NOW at\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors!\n(*top two tiers only)\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#2010s #Music #Film #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices