Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy
Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy

Movie·2018·1h 44m

Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy

To understand the man, you must meet the boy.

Country

Australia

Language

English

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The Story

With nine #1 albums to his name, Jimmy Barnes is one of Australia’s greatest rock icons. But his success masked a life of hardship and abuse, where the music that once saved him from oblivion almost came back to destroy him. Before Jimmy Barnes was Jimmy Barnes, he was James Dixon Swan, a troubled kid from the mean streets of Glasgow – and the even meaner streets of North Adelaide – trying to survive against a backdrop of addiction, alcoholism, poverty and abuse. For Jimmy, escape was the only option and he found it with a band called Cold Chisel. But the rock’n’roll lifestyle has its own temptations and the scars of childhood are always waiting to take you home. Based on the bestselling memoir and directed by veteran Australian filmmaker Mark Joffe, Working Class Boy is both an inspiring story of rock and redemption told in Barnes’ own words and an unflinchingly honest reflection on fame, creativity and depression.

Producer

Mark Joffe, Toni Malone

Cinematography

Henry Pierce

Editor

Mark Perry

Themes

musicianbiography

Production House

Universal Pictures
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder

Audience Score

59%

4 votes

Skip14%
Timepass34%
Go for it35%
Perfection17%

Where to watch

Region: GB

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Cast

Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes

Himself

David Campbell

David Campbell

Himself

Mahalia Barnes

Herself

Jane Barnes

Herself

Ian Moss

Himself

Don Walker

Himself

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Crew

Mark Joffe

Director, Producer, Story

Toni Malone

Producer

Michael Cordell

Executive Producer

Andrew Farrell

Executive Producer

Henry Pierce

Director of Photography

Mark Perry

Editor

Matt Campbell

Executive Producer

Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes

Story

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