Absolute Beginners (1986)

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Welcome to the world of your dreams! 1986-04-04 United Kingdom 108 Min. PG-13
5.5 60 votes

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 is Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit is Suzette
James Fox is Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie is Vendice Partners
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies is Arthur, Colin's Dad
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies is Flora, Colin's Mum
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret is Big Jill
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte is Mr. Cool
Joseph McKenna is Fabulous Hoplite
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff is The Fanatic
The Fanatic
Sade is Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)