1985, 203 minutes, Rated M
Witness the explosive energy, the suppressed passion, the rising drug culture, the corrupted innocence of a period that brought the king tragically to an early death.
The the story of Australia's coming of age in the 50's featuring an utterly convincing performance by Terry Serio as the tough, pushy and passionate Johnny O'Keefe who fought his way to the top to become the King.
Australia's first international star of rock and roll!
At a time when Australia was a provincial outpost of America, when sex was out of bounds and Bill Haley and Elvis Presley were everyone's heroes.
J O'K personified the spirit of a generation who called him the Wild One.
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