Julien Temple
Director
Absolute Beginners (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...55%
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Cast
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Extra
Release Date
April 4, 1986Original Language
EnglishBudget
$0.00Production Company
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