CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 1h 30m

Worried About the Boy

Man to Boy, Boy to Icon

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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.

Directed byJulian Jarrold

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
May 16, 2010

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Roy Hay

Dean Fagan

Dean Fagan

Mikey Craig

Neil Toon

Neil Toon

Rusty Egan

Creative team
Directed by
Julian Jarrold
Julian Jarrold
Written by
Tony Basgallop
Tony Basgallop
Produced by
Matthew Bird

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