Better Watch Out - That Boy George Biopic Could Already Be in Development

As if we needed additional examples at this point, here's another piece of irrefutable proof that our years are advancing wildly and unstoppably: the slow but certain emergence of '80s music biopics. Within the last couple of years, in fact, separate films have either appeared or begun production detailing the lives (and deaths, in the first two cases) of punk legend Darby Crash of the Germs, Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, and Joan Jett of the Runaways plus, of course, an active '80s solo career. I suppose 25-30 years is about the proper amount of time for rock musicians' lives to gather the necessary mystique and legend to earn an immortal place in celluloid, but time isn't the only important indicator. What we gain in perspective through time's passage probably has even more to do with which music stars seem ripe for or worthy of having their stories told.

Naturally, early death tends to accelerate such chronicling efforts, but I'm sure not many of us, even if we somehow knew about the Runaways way back when, ever thought Jett or former bandmate and fellow solo '80s rocker Lita Ford would ever grace the silver screen as cinematic characters. But this is yet another testament to the power and often unsung significance of '80s music, an era whose long-held tag of disposability grows ever more frayed by the day. I kinda doubt homegrown '80s stars like Bryan Adams or Huey Lewis will be receiving the biopic treatment anytime soon, but only time will tell, I guess, what Hollywood thinks it can sell.

• Compare DVD prices on Control, 2007's Curtis biopic.
• Compare DVD prices on What We Do Is Secret, the film portrait of Darby Crash also released in 2007.
• Bryan Adams Artist Profile
• Huey Lewis & the News Artist Profile

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