

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
ScreenplayRichard Burridge
ScreenplayDon MacPherson
ScreenplayColin MacInnes
NovelJulien Temple
DirectorCast

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