Worried About the Boy (2010)

  • NR
  • 05/16/2010 (GB)
  • Drama
  • 1h 30m

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.

Julian Jarrold

Director

Tony Basgallop

Writer

Cast

Douglas Booth's headshot

Douglas Booth

Boy George
Mathew Horne's headshot

Mathew Horne

Jon Moss
Francis Magee's headshot

Francis Magee

Jerry O'Dowd
Richard Madden's headshot

Richard Madden

Kirk Brandon
Freddie Fox's headshot

Freddie Fox

Marilyn
Marc Warren's headshot

Marc Warren

Steve Strange
Mark Gatiss's headshot

Mark Gatiss

Malcolm McLaren
Jonny Burt's headshot

Jonny Burt

Roy Hay

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