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Absolute Beginners (1986) | SpawnScore

Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

Movies / English

Absolute Beginners1986

Welcome to the world of your dreams!

IMDb

5.6/104K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

Not rated yet

Metacritic

Not rated yet

TMDB

55%74 votes

SpawnScore

Released: April 4, 1986
Runtime: 1h 48m
Certificate: PG-13 (US)
Language: English
Director: Julien Temple

Drama
Music
Romance

Story

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...

Cast

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

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Ray Davies

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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

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Wizard

Joseph McKenna

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Fabulous Hoplite

Steven Berkoff

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The Fanatic

Sade

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Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole

Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Bruce Payne

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Flikker

Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman

Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris

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Dido Lament

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Dean Swift

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

The Misery Kid

Chris Pitt

Baby Boom

Lionel Blair

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Harry Charms

Crew

Julien Temple
Director
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Colin MacInnes
Novel
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Chris Brown
Producer
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Richard Bedford
Editor
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Michael Bradsell
Editor

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Details

Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

Production

Goldcrest Films International
Palace Pictures
Virgin Vision

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