Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

1986
1h 48m
5.4

5.4/10

67 votes • View on IMDb

"Welcome to the world of your dreams!"

Overview

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...

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Goldcrest Palace Pictures Virgin Vision
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 4, 1986
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0090585

Cast

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)

Key Crew

Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Julien Temple
Director
Robert Devereux
Executive Producer
Nik Powell
Executive Producer
Al Clark
Executive Producer
Stephen Woolley
Producer