Before its January 29th bow on Netflix, Bao Nyugen’s The Greatest Night in Pop got its screening night at Sundance. Nguyen, who helmed the Bruce Lee centered Be Water, chronicles the historic recording of 1985’s famine relief track “We Are the World”. The doc features interviews with some of the participants including cowriter Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, and preeminent 80s soundtrack (Caddyshack, Footloose, Over the Top, Top Gun) crooner Kenny Loggins.
Early word-of-mouth from Utah (not enough yet for an RT score) indicates this is an appealing enough watch. The buzz doesn’t seem strong enough to turn this into an awards contender though I’m sure nostalgia buffs will happily stream it at the end of the month. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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