Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story (2026)
Live It Up celebrates Mental As Anything - an art-school band whose warmth, wit and irreverent spirit captured Australian suburban life and left an enduring cultural legacy.
Plot Summary
Live It Up is a feature documentary celebrating Mental as Anything, the art-school band whose irreverent humour, visual art and clever pop songs made them one of Australia's most distinctive cultural forces. Following the release of Nips Are Getting Bigger in 1979, the Mentals rose quickly from inner-city Sydney pubs to national fame, becoming masters at capturing Australian suburban life with warmth, wit and playfulness. While success came fast, they never treated it with reverence. Funny, warm and unexpectedly moving, Live It Up explores how Mental as Anything navigated fame, longevity and the pressures of the music industry while holding fast to their humour and creative spirit - revealing why their music continues to resonate today.
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Director & Crew
Matthew Walker
Director
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Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story was directed by Matthew Walker and released in 2026.
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Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story has a runtime of 1 hours and 30 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2026-03-05
- Status
- Released