Absolute Beginners (1986)

  • PG-13
  • 04/18/1986 (US)
  • Drama, Music, Romance
  • 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...

Christopher Wicking

Screenplay

Richard Burridge

Screenplay

Don MacPherson

Screenplay

Colin MacInnes

Novel

Julien Temple

Director

Cast

Eddie O'Connell's headshot

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit's headshot

Patsy Kensit

Suzette
James Fox's headshot

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie's headshot

David Bowie

Vendice Partners
Ray Davies's headshot

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies's headshot

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret's headshot

Eve Ferret

Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte's headshot

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

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