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Nowhere Boy
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.
2009 · Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson · 98 min · Drama · 9 frames
Tagline
As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.
Crew
- Screenplay: Matt Greenhalgh
- Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
- Edited by: Lisa Gunning
- Music: Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
- Production design: Alice Normington
- Produced by: Robert Bernstein, Kevin Loader, Douglas Rae
Cast
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as John Lennon
- Anne-Marie Duff as Julia Lennon
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Mimi Smith
- David Threlfall as George Toogood Smith
- David Morrissey as Bobby Dykins
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Paul McCartney
- Josh Bolt as Pete Shotton
- Ophelia Lovibond as Maria Kennedy
- Andrew Buchan as Michael Fishwick
- James Johnson as Stan Parkes
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: Lipsync Productions, Ecosse Films, UK Film Council, Film4 Productions
- Budget: $1,500,000
- Box office: $6,577,779
- Themes: rock 'n' roll, musician, biography, based on true story, liverpool, england, dark past, hit by a car, new brighton england, woman director, 1950s
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