The moment mascara met synthesizer and punk finally got a makeover.
Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, Visage, Marilyn, Adam and the Ants, Duran Duran, ABC... At the dawn of the 80s, a whole host of strangely dressed men in make-up burst forth onto the music scene brandishing synthesisers and kicking against the visual ugliness of punk.
Production
Rare archival footage of Blitz Club and Steve Strange's orbit.
Acting
Boy George and Nick Rhodes serving unfiltered 80s attitude.
Director
Sharon Walker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Blitz Club's strict door policy meant you had to look extraordinary to enter — Strange famously turned away a pre-fame Madonna.
This 2001 doc aired on a minor UK channel and remains nearly impossible to find legally, making it accidental lost media.
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