Worried About the Boy

Worried About the Boy

2010
1h 30m
6.3

6.3/10

41 votes • View on IMDb

"Man to Boy, Boy to Icon"

Overview

In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make a splash at Steve Strange's trendy Blitz Club where George gets a job in the cloakroom but George is unlucky in his relationships with men until he meets wannabe musician Kirk. Through Kirk George meets the handsome drummer Jon Moss, on whom he develops a crush, but sacked by the Blitz and spurned by Kirk, George turns to Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren to further his music career. George's spell with McLaren's group Bow Wow Wow is short but fan Mikey North is impressed and asks George to sing in a group he is forming, where George again meets Jon. They will have an affair and the group will become the very successful Culture Club. Four years later, however, hounded by the tabloid press amid stories of his drug addiction, an unhappy George turns to Jon for advice on his future.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 16, 2010
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1597178

Cast

Douglas Booth
Douglas Booth

Boy George

Mathew Horne
Mathew Horne

Jon Moss

Francis Magee
Francis Magee

Jerry O'Dowd

Richard Madden
Richard Madden

Kirk Brandon

Freddie Fox
Freddie Fox

Marilyn

Marc Warren
Marc Warren

Steve Strange

Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss

Malcolm McLaren

Jonny Burt
Jonny Burt

Roy Hay

Dean Fagan
Dean Fagan

Mikey Craig

Neil Toon
Neil Toon

Rusty Egan

Key Crew

Julian Jarrold
Director
Tony Basgallop
Writer
Matthew Bird
Producer