Absolute Beginners
“Welcome to the world of your dreams!”
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...
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Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
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Patsy Kensit
Suzette
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Lethal Weapon 2
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James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Utopia
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Also in
Return to Waterloo
The Long Distance Piano Player
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
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Nana
Black Venus
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Known for
Haunted Honeymoon
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
Also in
Body Contact
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Known for
A Little Romance
Wild Bill
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Known for
Shutter Island
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Known for
Vikings
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Also in
Sade : Bring Me Home
Sade: Life Promise Pride Love
Julien Temple Director · Don MacPherson Screenplay Christopher Wicking Screenplay
United States release April 18, 1986 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Hungarian
Production
Goldcrest Films International
Production
Palace Pictures
Production
Virgin Vision
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio
Virgin
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United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 4, 1986
Theatrical
United States · April 18, 1986
Theatrical
Germany
April 24, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
June 7, 1986 · Theatrical
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