Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham! career, from 70s best buds to 80s pop icons.
Editing
Seamless archival stitching makes 40-year-old footage feel painfully immediate.
Direction
Chris Smith lets George and Andrew narrate their own myth — brilliantly hands-off.
Director
Chris Smith
Andrew Ridgeley
Self
George Michael
Self (archive footage)
Elton John
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage)
Sting
Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)
Shirlie Kemp
Self (archive footage)
Pepsi DeMacque
Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Self (archive footage)
Tony Hadley
Self (archive footage)
Bono
Self (archive footage)
Boy George
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Michael's estate approved the film but had zero editorial control — rare for a posthumous music doc. Ridgeley alone conducted new interviews, making this essentially his authorized version of their story.
The China concert footage was considered lost for decades; Smith's team unearthed it from a state broadcaster vault, capturing the moment Wham! became the first Western pop act to perform in communist China.
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