Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Jimmy Barnes

Himself

Age : 68 | Popularity : 19%

David Campbell

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Mahalia Barnes

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jane Barnes

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Ian Moss

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Don Walker

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

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

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