Absolute Beginners
1986/04/04 (US) | Drama, Music, Romance
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...
Richard Burridge
Screenplay
Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Christopher Wicking
Screenplay
Julien Temple
Director
Lead Cast
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Recommendations
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Goldcrest
- Palace Pictures
- Virgin Vision
Crews
Colin MacInnes
Novel
Sue Blane
Costume Designer
Robert Devereux
Executive Producer
Terry Johnson
Additional Dialogue