Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Drama, Music, Romance1 hour and 48 minutes
55%
User score

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

Description

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...

Julien Temple
Director
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Colin MacInnes
Novel
Don MacPherson
Screenplay

Actors

Eddie O'Connell
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Alan Freeman
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Julian Firth
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
Chris Pitt
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords
london, englandphotographermusicalmodeling1950s