The Greatest Night in Pop
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| Directed by | Bao Nguyen |
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| Cinematography | Caleb Heller |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Greatest Night in Pop is a 2024 documentary film directed by Bao Nguyen. The film is about the creation of the renowned pop song "We Are the World" and its recording in 1985. The film features new interviews with various people involved in the song, including Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Huey Lewis, Dionne Warwick, and Cyndi Lauper.
Release and distribution[edit]
The world premiere of The Greatest Night in Pop took place on January 19, 2024, at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the Special Screenings.[1] On January 29, 2024, Netflix released the film on its service.[2]
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "A briskly paced celebration of a one-of-a-kind musical moment, The Greatest Night in Pop uncovers new stories while reminding viewers of the humanitarian vision that made it all happen."[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[4]
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Looking back all these years later, it's something of a miracle that, in the days before texts and emails, when you had to communicate by fax and messenger and landline phone calls, so many performers who were used to being the biggest star in the room agreed to get together on relatively short notice and figure out a path to record one of the most impactful singles in music history."[5] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com also gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Music bio-docs may be running out of steam, but The Greatest Night in Pop works by being specific and enlightening."[6]
References[edit]
- ^ The Greatest Night in Pop. 2024 Sundance Film Festival, January 25, 2024
- ^ “We Are the World” Doc The Greatest Night in Pop Doc Is the Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Music Video Netflix Tudum, January 9, 2024
- ^ "The Greatest Night in Pop". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Greatest Night in Pop". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Roeper, Richard (January 27, 2024). "'The Greatest Night in Pop' takes a terrific backstage look at 'We Are the World'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Tallerico, Brian (February 7, 2024). "The Greatest Night in Pop". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
External links[edit]
- The Greatest Night in Pop at IMDb
- The Greatest Night in Pop on Netflix
- The Greatest Night in Pop at Rotten Tomatoes
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