Absolute Beginners (1986)
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
Writers:
Richard Burridge, Don MacPherson, Christopher Wicking.
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Eddie O'Connell as Colin, Photographer / Narrator |
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Patsy Kensit as Suzette |
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James Fox as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen |
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David Bowie as Vendice Partners |
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Ray Davies as Arthur, Colin's Dad |
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Mandy Rice-Davies as Flora, Colin's Mum |
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Eve Ferret as Big Jill |
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Tony Hippolyte as Mr. Cool |
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Graham Fletcher-Cook as Wizard |
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Joseph McKenna as Fabulous Hoplite |
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Steven Berkoff as The Fanatic |
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Sade as Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu) |
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Edward Tudor-Pole as Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor) |
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Bruce Payne as Flikker |
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Alan Freeman as Call-Me-Cobber |
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Anita Morris as Dido Lament |
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Paul Rhys as Dean Swift |
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Julian Firth as The Misery Kid |
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Chris Pitt as Baby Boom |
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Lionel Blair as Harry Charms |
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Gary Beadle as Johnny Wonder |
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Robbie Coltrane as Mario |
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Jess Conrad as Cappuccino Man |
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Smiley Culture as D.J. Entertainer |
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Ronald Fraser as Amberley Drove |
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Slim Gaillard as Party Singer |
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Irene Handl as Mrs Larkin |
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Peter-Hugo Daly as Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly) |
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Amanda Jane Powell as Dorita |
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Johnny Shannon as Saltzman |
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Sylvia Syms as Cynthia Eve |
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Ekow Abban as Santa Lucia Club Owner |
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Robert Austin as Slim Brother |
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Gerry Alexander as Ton-Up Vicar |
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Jim Dunk as Slim Brother |
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Johnny Edge as Trader Horn |
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Carmen Ejogo as Carmen |
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Paul Fairminer as Eddie Sex |
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Hugo First as Maltese Lodger |
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Pat Hartley as Ms Cool Snr |
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Astley Harvey as Mr Cool Snr |
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Colin Jeavons as Pamphleteer |
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Alfred Maron as Bert the Tailor |
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Zoot Money as Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money) |
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Sandie Shaw as Baby Boom's Mother |
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Bruno Tonioli as Maltese Lodger |
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Chua Kah Joo as Dancer |
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Eric Sykes as Arcade Attendant (uncredited) |
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Tony Kemp as Dancer |
| Writing | Richard Burridge | Screenplay |
| Writing | Don MacPherson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Christopher Wicking | Screenplay |
| Writing | Colin MacInnes | Novel |
| Directing | Julien Temple | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Blane | Costume Designer |
| Production | Robert Devereux | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Terry Johnson | Additional Dialogue |
| Crew | David Toguri | Choreographer |
| Sound | Clive Langer | Music Producer |
| Sound | Alan Winstanley | Music Producer |
| Art | Ken Wheatley | Art Direction |
| Production | Peter Kohn | Production Manager |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Editing | Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Editing | Gerry Hambling | Editor |
| Sound | Gil Evans | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Gil Evans | Conductor |
| Production | Nik Powell | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Ray Corbett | Assistant Director |
| Art | Joanne Woollard | Set Dresser |
| Art | John Beard | Production Design |
| Editing | Richard Bedford | Editor |
| Editing | Russell Lloyd | Editor |
| Camera | Mike Proudfoot | Camera Operator |
| Art | Stuart Rose | Art Direction |
| Production | Al Clark | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Perry | Costume Assistant |
| Production | David Wimbury | Associate Producer |
| Production | Valerie Craig | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Leonara Davis | Casting |
| Sound | David John | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Production | Kathy Sykes | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Leonard Green | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Stephen Woolley | Producer |
| Production | Chris Brown | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Bowerbank | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | David Bowie | Songs |
| Sound | Julien Temple | Songs |
| Sound | Ray Davies | Songs |
| Sound | Clive Langer | Songs |
| Sound | David Grimsdale | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Derek Holding | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eddy Joseph | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Howard Lanning | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Rutter | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joyce Stoneman | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Clive Barrett | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Paul Conway | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Stuart De Jong | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mary Dockwrey | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Helen Eley | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mark Latimer | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Andy Stears | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Michael Clifford | Music Editor |
| Sound | Cynthia Lole | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Daniel Secunda | Music Coordinator |
| Directing | Mary Holdsworth | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Tracy Drew | Title Designer |
