Absolute Beginners (1986)

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...

Directing:
  • Julien Temple

Writing:
  • Christopher Wicking
  • Don MacPherson
  • Richard Burridge

Stars:
Release Date: 1986-04-04
themoviedb icon 5.5/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 108

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Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltra...
Mario
Julian Firth
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
David Bowie
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Eddie O'Connell
Eddie O'Conne...
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Mandy Rice-Davies
Mandy Rice-Da...
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Tony Hippolyt...
Mr. Cool
Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenn...
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkof...
The Fanatic
Sade
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-...
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
Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen
Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly
Peter-Hugo Da...
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Colin Jeavons
Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Zoot Money
Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
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