Worried About the Boy is a 90 minute film, featuring talented newcomer Douglas Booth, Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey), Marc Warren (Hustle) and Mark Gatiss, for BBC2's season of celebratory programming on the 1980s. At its heart it is a coming-of-age story about a 19 year old boy moving to London, establishing his personal independence, and becoming an influential part of a fashion cult. In the past 30 odd years, George O'Dowd has made more than a few headlines. This film concentrates in particular the period between 1980 and 1982, just before the success of Culture... Club's Do You Really changed his life. Living in a squat on Great Titchfield Street, regularly attending the Blitz Club, falling in and out of love, being photographed for looking fabulous, forming a band... these are experiences that any 19 year old dreams of. George O'Dowd became famous all over the world simply by being himself. The film is a compassionate biography of a much loved icon. Boy George's debut appearance on Top of the Pops was the defining televisual moment of 1982; it heralded in a new era of fashion and pop music. The film takes a wry look at Boy George's determination to stand out from the crowd - even a crowd as distinctive as the Blitz kids. His success was unprecedented - changing a whole generation's attitude to music and gender.Worried About The Boy is an affectionate look at a much-loved icon. The title is taken from a 1986 newspaper headline which broke during George's heavily-reported drug problem of the time - even through the bad times, the film shows how the public's affection for Boy George has remained. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Worried About the Boy is a 90 minute film featuring talented newcomer Douglas Booth Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey) Marc Warren (Hustle) and Mark Gatiss for BBC2&39;s season of celebratory programming on the 1980s At its heart it is a coming-of-age story about a 19 year old boy moving to London establishing his personal independence and becoming an influential part of a fashion cult In the past 30 odd years George O&39;Dowd has made more than a few headlines This film concentrates in particular the period between 1980 and 1982 just before the success of Culture Club&39;s "Do You Really" changed his life Living in a squat on Great Titchfield Street regularly attending the Blitz Club falling in and out of love being photographed for looking fabulous forming a band these are experiences that any 19 year old dreams of George O&39;Dowd became famous all over the world simply by being himself The film is a compassionate biography of a much loved icon Boy George&39;s debut appearance on Top of the Pops was the defining televisual moment of 1982; it heralded in a new era of fashion and pop music The film takes a wry look at Boy George&39;s determination to stand out from the crowd - even a crowd as distinctive as the Blitz kids His success was unprecedented - changing a whole generation&39;s attitude to music and gender Worried About The Boy is an affectionate look at a much-loved icon The title is taken from a 1986 newspaper headline which broke during George&39;s heavily-reported drug problem of the time - even through the bad times the film shows how the public&39;s affection for Boy George has remained Actors Marc Warren Mark Gatiss Mathew Horne Francis Magee Douglas Booth Freddie Fox Nicola Potts Elizabeth Lowe Suzanne Nichole Preston Hannah Harford & Daniel WallaceDirector Julian JarroldCertificate 15 years and overYear 2010Screen Widescreen 1781Languages English - Dolby Digital (20) StereoSubtitles None listedDuration 1 hour and 27 minutes (approx)
Feature-length TV drama documenting the rise to fame of 1980s pop icon Boy George. The film follows the teenage George O'Dowd (Douglas Booth) as he moves to London, takes up residency in a squat, and sets about carving a name for himself. With his distinctive looks and fashion statements, he quickly becomes a fixture at London's fashionable Blitz club, rubbing shoulders with the leaders of the 'New Romantic' movement, before branching out on his own and achieving worldwide success with his band Culture Club. Fame, however, comes at a price, and four years later Boy George finds himself reaping a media whirlwind, as tales of his drug addiction spiral out of control.
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