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Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story (2026)

Name: Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story
Director: Matthew Walker
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2026-03-05
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Cast: Greedy Smith, Reg Mombassa, Peter O'Doherty, Martin Plaza, Neil Finn

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.

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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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Full Cast & Characters

Greedy Smith

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Reg Mombassa

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Peter O'Doherty

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Martin Plaza

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Neil Finn

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Colin Hay

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Claudia O'Doherty

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Dave Graney

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Director & Crew

Matthew Walker

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Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story was directed by Matthew Walker and released in 2026.

How long is Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story?

Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story has a runtime of 1 hours and 32 minutes.

Movie Details

Release Date: 2026-03-05
Status: Released