The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine) - equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach - anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.”īut soon, Pugh’s character Alice starts to wonder if life in Victory might not be all it’s made out to be, or worse. So what is Don’t Worry Darling about exactly?Īccording to the movie’s synopsis, “Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. Merrick Morton Don’t Worry Darling Cast, Plot I just popped very quickly to Venice to spit on Chris Pine.”

From #SpitGate (no, Chris Pine, who plays Styles’ boss Frank in the movie, says Styles didn’t spit on him at the Venice Film Festival), to well … where do we begin? (Go listen to Rolling Stone‘s podcast Don’t Let This Flop, for starters.) Styles even joked about the Venice drama during a show at Madison Square Garden, telling the crowd, “It is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful to be back here. Though audiences had to wait years to see the film in theaters, there was no shortage of viral moments to keep fans entertained leading up to its release. Set in the Fifties in a picturesque Palm Springs-like suburban town called Victory, the thriller stars Oscar nominee Florence Pugh and Rolling Stone cover star Harry Styles as husband and wife Alice and Jack, and it’s already become one of the most talked-about films of the year, complete with an action-packed plot and a twist that’ll leave you thinking about the movie for days. After a lengthy and headline-making promotional tour, director Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling finally made its box-office debut back in September and now, months later, the drama is finally available to stream at home. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.

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