
Absolute Beginners
1986 • Drama | Music
Julien Temple
Director
Status
Released
Release date
April 4, 1986
Duration
108 Min
Language
en
Popularity
4.001
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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...
Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Patsy Kensit

James Fox

David Bowie

Ray Davies

Mandy Rice-Davies

Eve Ferret

Tony Hippolyte

Joseph McKenna

Steven Berkoff

Sade

Edward Tudor-Pole

Bruce Payne

Alan Freeman

Anita Morris

Paul Rhys

Julian Firth

Lionel Blair

Gary Beadle

Robbie Coltrane

Jess Conrad

Ronald Fraser

Irene Handl

Peter-Hugo Daly

Sylvia Syms

Carmen Ejogo

Colin Jeavons

Zoot Money

Sandie Shaw

Bruno Tonioli

Eric Sykes