Absolute Beginners

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Julien Temple
Writer Richard Burridge (Screenplay), Christopher Wicking (Screenplay), Colin MacInnes (Novel), Don MacPherson (Screenplay)
Release Date April 4, 1986
Runtime 108 min (1h 48m)
Country United Kingdom
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Goldcrest Films International • Palace Pictures • Virgin Vision

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Directed by Julien Temple
• Written by Richard Burridge , Christopher Wicking , Colin MacInnes

"Welcome to the world of your dreams!"

⭐ 2.8 / 5 (74 votes) ⏱️ 108 min 🎬 Drama, Music, Romance

Ratings Breakdown:

74 ratings
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Synopsis

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...

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Julien Temple
Julien Temple
Director
 Screenplay Richard Burridge
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
 Screenplay Christopher Wicking
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
 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
Vendice Partners
 Ray Davies
Ray Davies
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
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
 Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
 Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
 Sade
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)