Killing Bono ( I Was Bono's Doppelgänger )

Killing Bono (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
109 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Nick Hamm

Written By:
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais

Actors:
Robert Sheehan ..... Ivan McCormick
Krysten Ritter ..... Gloria
Ben Barnes ..... Neil McCormick
Pete Postlethwaite ..... Karl
Luke Treadaway ..... Nick
Peter Serafinowicz ..... Hammond
Justine Waddell ..... Danielle
Martin McCann ..... Bono
Hugh O'Conor ..... Gary
Ralph Brown ..... Leo
Lisa McAllister ..... Erika
Stanley Townsend ..... Danny Machin
Diarmuid Noyes ..... Plugger
Sam Corry ..... Paul McGuinness
Deirdre O'Kane

Synopsis:

Neil McCormick (Ben Barnes) always knew he'd be famous. A young Irish songwriter and budding genius, nothing less than a life of rock n' roll stardom will do. But there's only room for one singer in school band The Hype and his friend Paul's already bagged the job. So Neil forms his own band with his brother Ivan (Robert Sheehan). There's only one problem: The Hype have changed their name. To 'U2'. And Paul (Martin McCann) has turned into 'Bono'. Naturally there's only one option for Neil: become bigger than U2. The brothers head to London in their quest for fame, but their every action is dwarfed by the soaring success of their old school rivals. And when Ivan discovers the shocking truth behind Neil's rivalry with U2, it threatens to destroy everything. As his rock n' roll dream crashes and burns, is Neil forever destined to live in the shadows of superstardom? And what if the answer lies in... Killing Bono?

As a punk schoolboy in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick wants to be famous, he wants to be a rock god. Neil and his brother Ivan have it all worked out - the albums, the stadium concerts, the quest for world peace. There's only one thing they hadn't counted on - the boy sitting on the other side of the classroom has plans of his own. And his name is Bono.

Two brothers attempt to become global rock stars but can only look on as old school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 12 September, 2011.