Live It Up is a feature documentary about Mental as Anything, the art-school band whose humor, visual art, and clever pop songs made them an Australian cultural force. After 1979's Nips Are Getting Bigger, they rose from Sydney pubs to national fame.
- Directors
- Matthew Walker
- Cast
- Greedy Smith, Reg Mombassa, Peter O'Doherty, Martin Plaza, Neil Finn, Colin Hay, Claudia O'Doherty, Dave Graney
- Country
- Australia
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Release date
- 2026-03-05
Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story Plot and Cast
This documentary celebrates Mental as Anything, an art-school band known for irreverent humor, visual art, and clever pop songs that captured Australian suburban life with warmth and wit. Following the 1979 release of Nips Are Getting Bigger, the group quickly moved from inner-city Sydney pubs to national fame. The film explores how they navigated success, longevity, and music-industry pressures while holding fast to their creative spirit and humor, showing why their music still resonates.
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