Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up with People Story (2009)
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Archival footage, photos, news clips, and interviews combine to offer a comprehensive overview of the clean-cut, buttoned-down singing youth group that attempted to change the world in the riotous 1960s. A true cultural phenomenon, Up with People performed in 47 languages to a global audience that… More Archival footage, photos, news clips, and interviews combine to offer a comprehensive overview of the clean-cut, buttoned-down singing youth group that attempted to change the world in the riotous 1960s. A true cultural phenomenon, Up with People performed in 47 languages to a global audience that included popes and kings; they even performed at the Super Bowl half-time show. As former members offer heartfelt reflections on their time with Up with People and what the group really mean to them personally, the viewer is presented with a thought-provoking glimpse into the cultural underbelly of politics, cults, and money. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lee Storey
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 7, 2009 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Annlee Ellingson, Moving Pictures Magazine
Storey's discoveries feel undeveloped, and one is left with suggestions rather than conclusions.
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Adam Keleman, Slant Magazine
The film is as insubstantial and irrelevant as the group itself, providing no probing insight into its ultimate purpose and function, or how they managed to survive all these years.
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Fr. Chris Carpenter, Movie Dearest
Fascinating...director Lee Storey wisely resists criticizing individual Up With People members, she doesn't hold back recounting its leaders' excesses.
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