Movie Description
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...
Featured Crew
- Director : Julien Temple
- Producer : Stephen Woolley,Chris Brown
- Editor : Russell Lloyd,Richard Bedford,Gerry Hambling,Michael Bradsell
- Cast : Eddie O'Connell,Patsy Kensit,James Fox,David Bowie,Ray Davies,Mandy Rice-Davies,Eve Ferret,Tony Hippolyte,Graham Fletcher-Cook,Joseph McKenna,Steven Berkoff,Sade,Edward Tudor-Pole,Bruce Payne,Alan Freeman,Anita Morris,Paul Rhys,Julian Firth,Chris Pitt,Lionel Blair,Gary Beadle,Robbie Coltrane,Jess Conrad,Smiley Culture,Ronald Fraser,Slim Gaillard,Irene Handl,Peter-Hugo Daly,Amanda Jane Powell,Johnny Shannon,Sylvia Syms,Ekow Abban,Robert Austin,Gerry Alexander,Jim Dunk,Johnny Edge,Carmen Ejogo,Paul Fairminer,Hugo First,Pat Hartley,Astley Harvey,Colin Jeavons,Alfred Maron,Zoot Money,Sandie Shaw,Bruno Tonioli,Eric Sykes,Barrie Holland
Cast
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Suzette
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Vendice Partners
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Flora, Colin's Mum
Big Jill
Mr. Cool
Wizard
Fabulous Hoplite
The Fanatic
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Flikker
Call-Me-Cobber
Dido Lament
Dean Swift
The Misery Kid
Baby Boom
Harry Charms
Johnny Wonder
Mario
Cappuccino Man
D.J. Entertainer
Amberley Drove
Party Singer
Mrs Larkin
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Dorita
Saltzman
Cynthia Eve
Santa Lucia Club Owner
Slim Brother
Ton-Up Vicar
Slim Brother
Trader Horn
Carmen
Eddie Sex
Maltese Lodger
Ms Cool Snr
Mr Cool Snr
Pamphleteer
Bert the Tailor
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Baby Boom's Mother
Maltese Lodger
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Fashion Editor (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleAbsolute Beginners
Status Released
Release Information
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1986-04-04
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 48m
Production CompaniesGoldcrest,Palace Pictures,Virgin Vision
Genres
- Drama
- Music
- Romance
