Absolute Beginners
movie
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
Released April 04, 1986
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...
Cast
Eddie O'Connell
as
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
as
Suzette
James Fox
as
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
as
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
as
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
as
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
as
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
as
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
as
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
as
The Fanatic
Sade
as
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Crew
Julien Temple
as
Director
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Richard Burridge
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Screenplay
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Christopher Wicking
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Screenplay
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Colin MacInnes
as
Novel
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Don MacPherson
as
Screenplay
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John Beard
as
Production Design
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Sue Blane
as
Costume Designer
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David Perry
as
Costume Assistant
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Michael Bradsell
as
Editor
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Gerry Hambling
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Editor
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Richard Bedford
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Editor
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Russell Lloyd
as
Editor