Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

1986/04/04 • Released • English

Drama
Music
Romance
5.5
1h 48m

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...

Director : Julien Temple

Casts
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

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

Baby Boom

Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair

Harry Charms

Gary Beadle

Gary Beadle

Johnny Wonder

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Mario

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Cappuccino Man

Smiley Culture

D.J. Entertainer

Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Amberley Drove

Slim Gaillard

Party Singer

Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Mrs Larkin

Peter-Hugo Daly

Peter-Hugo Daly

Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

Amanda Jane Powell

Dorita

Johnny Shannon

Saltzman

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Cynthia Eve

Ekow Abban

Santa Lucia Club Owner

Robert Austin

Slim Brother

Gerry Alexander

Ton-Up Vicar

Jim Dunk

Slim Brother

Johnny Edge

Trader Horn

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen

Paul Fairminer

Eddie Sex

Hugo First

Maltese Lodger

Pat Hartley

Ms Cool Snr

Astley Harvey

Mr Cool Snr

Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons

Pamphleteer

Alfred Maron

Bert the Tailor

Zoot Money

Zoot Money

Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)

Sandie Shaw

Sandie Shaw

Baby Boom's Mother

Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli

Maltese Lodger

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

Barrie Holland

Fashion Editor (uncredited)

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