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Dave (David Hemmings) and his mates are GPO despatch riders who dream of becoming as big as the Beatles with their own group The Smart Alecs. Their first single seems certain to be a chartbuster - until Dave loses the master tape...
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Back in the good old 1960s, it became the practice to produce low-budget films which were primarily intended to promote the work of pop stars; 'Live It Up' is one such film. Often derided at the time and subsequently, they do provide, however, a chance to watch performers doing their stuff and if you weren't able to attend concerts, these films were a good substitute. Sometimes storylines were weak, sometimes acting was not brilliant (the stars were primarily musicians, not actors) but they provided, firstly, some harmless fun, secondly an hour or so's very pleasant entertainment, and thirdly sometimes the chance to see people who might not otherwise be easily seen performing "live", perhaps because they did not do much touring.
This film is one of the better examples. Perhaps inevitably, the plot centres on an amateur pop group, workers at Royal Mail through the day, who aspire to great things and hope to become overnight sensations. What happens next you really should buy the DVD to find out. Musical contributions come from Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen (trad jazz was extremely popular in the early 1960s),Heinz, Gene Vincent, The Outlaws, Andy Cavell and the Saints, the delicious Patsy Ann Noble (who later became Trisha Noble and developed a career in films, mainly in her native Australia) and Jenny Moss. The interesting thing about all this is that many of the performers were recorded by the famous Joe Meek (RGM Sound) at his home/studio in Holloway Road in North London. There is increased interest in Joe's work these days and this DVD gives us a chance to see some of his artists, now largely forgotten, and hear their work.
It's cheap enough not to break the bank, provides a little glimpse of life in the early 1960s and will introduce you to some music you may have forgotten. It's not great film a la Barry Norman, but so what? I enjoyed it enormously and I am sure many others will too. It has probably not been seen for 40 years or more and I was delighted to catch up with it at last. Well worth the money.
This film is one of the better examples. Perhaps inevitably, the plot centres on an amateur pop group, workers at Royal Mail through the day, who aspire to great things and hope to become overnight sensations. What happens next you really should buy the DVD to find out. Musical contributions come from Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen (trad jazz was extremely popular in the early 1960s),Heinz, Gene Vincent, The Outlaws, Andy Cavell and the Saints, the delicious Patsy Ann Noble (who later became Trisha Noble and developed a career in films, mainly in her native Australia) and Jenny Moss. The interesting thing about all this is that many of the performers were recorded by the famous Joe Meek (RGM Sound) at his home/studio in Holloway Road in North London. There is increased interest in Joe's work these days and this DVD gives us a chance to see some of his artists, now largely forgotten, and hear their work.
It's cheap enough not to break the bank, provides a little glimpse of life in the early 1960s and will introduce you to some music you may have forgotten. It's not great film a la Barry Norman, but so what? I enjoyed it enormously and I am sure many others will too. It has probably not been seen for 40 years or more and I was delighted to catch up with it at last. Well worth the money.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Director Lance Comfort made a number of films featuring 1960s youth & music. This film which has a sequel "Be My Guest" is a happy go lucky affair with plenty of location filming.
The sound quality is good but like Be My Guest the print is at times rather bleached.
The family set up seems rather nostalgic now but is a reminder of how close knit things used to be!
The 1960s music might not be memorable but it shows that even then kids wanted to make it big.
Lance Comfort also directed David Hemmings in The Painted Smile which is available on DVD and well worth watching.
The sound quality is good but like Be My Guest the print is at times rather bleached.
The family set up seems rather nostalgic now but is a reminder of how close knit things used to be!
The 1960s music might not be memorable but it shows that even then kids wanted to make it big.
Lance Comfort also directed David Hemmings in The Painted Smile which is available on DVD and well worth watching.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
this film is just for nostalgia really usual plot from the sixties,especially about the sixties music scene.band comes from nowhere to make it sort of thing.Look out for mitch mitchell(drummer with jimi hendrix and others)blink and you will miss him,credited as john mitchell,also steve marriot(small faces,humble pie).If you like sixties films you`ll like this.Dave hemmingway plays the lead role minus his caterpillars.Right im off to watch the sequel `be my guest`
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