Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy

Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy (2018)

To understand the man, you must meet the boy.

  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 2018-08-16
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Mark Joffe
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Summary

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.

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  • Jimmy Barnes

    as Himself
  • David Campbell

    as Himself
  • Mahalia Barnes

    as Herself
  • Jane Barnes

    as Herself
  • Ian Moss

    as Himself
  • Don Walker

    as Himself
Directing Mark Joffe Director
Production Mark Joffe Producer
Writing Mark Joffe Story
Production Andrew Farrell Executive Producer
Production Michael Cordell Executive Producer
Editing Mark Perry Editor
Production Matt Campbell Executive Producer
Camera Henry Pierce Director of Photography
Production Toni Malone Producer
Writing Jimmy Barnes Story

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