Absolute Beginners
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
1986 | 108m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Julien Temple |
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| Writer: | Colin MacInnes, Christopher Wicking, Richard Burridge, Don MacPherson |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Apr 04, 1986 |
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| Director: | Julien Temple |
| Writer: | Colin MacInnes, Christopher Wicking, Richard Burridge, Don MacPherson |
| Genres: | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | london, england, photographer, musical, modeling, 1950s, teenager |
| Production Companies | Goldcrest, Palace Pictures, Virgin Vision |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tony Hippolyte | Mr. Cool |
| Graham Fletcher-Cook | Wizard |
| Joseph McKenna | Fabulous Hoplite |
| Steven Berkoff | The Fanatic |
| Sade | Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu) |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor) |
| Bruce Payne | Flikker |
| Alan Freeman | Call-Me-Cobber |
| Anita Morris | Dido Lament |
| Paul Rhys | Dean Swift |
| Julian Firth | The Misery Kid |
| Chris Pitt | Baby Boom |
| Lionel Blair | Harry Charms |
| Gary Beadle | Johnny Wonder |
| Robbie Coltrane | Mario |
| Jess Conrad | Cappuccino Man |
| Smiley Culture | D.J. Entertainer |
| Ronald Fraser | Amberley Drove |
| Slim Gaillard | Party Singer |
| Irene Handl | Mrs Larkin |
| Peter-Hugo Daly | Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly) |
| Amanda Jane Powell | Dorita |
| Johnny Shannon | Saltzman |
| Sylvia Syms | Cynthia Eve |
| Ekow Abban | Santa Lucia Club Owner |
| Robert Austin | Slim Brother |
| Gerry Alexander | Ton-Up Vicar |
| Jim Dunk | Slim Brother |
| Johnny Edge | Trader Horn |
| Carmen Ejogo | Carmen |
| Paul Fairminer | Eddie Sex |
| Hugo First | Maltese Lodger |
| Pat Hartley | Ms Cool Snr |
| Astley Harvey | Mr Cool Snr |
| Colin Jeavons | Pamphleteer |
| Alfred Maron | Bert the Tailor |
| Zoot Money | Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money) |
| Sandie Shaw | Baby Boom's Mother |
| Bruno Tonioli | Maltese Lodger |
| Chua Kah Joo | Dancer |
| Eric Sykes | Arcade Attendant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Julien Temple | Songs, Director |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Mary Selway | Casting |
| Colin MacInnes | Novel |
| Sue Blane | Costume Designer |
| Gerry Hambling | Editor |
| Gil Evans | Conductor, Music Arranger |
| Alan Winstanley | Music Producer |
| Joanne Woollard | Set Dresser |
| Stuart Rose | Art Direction |
| Ray Corbett | Assistant Director |
| Leonara Davis | Casting |
| Valerie Craig | Production Coordinator |
| Christopher Wicking | Screenplay |
| John Beard | Production Design |
| Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Russell Lloyd | Editor |
| David John | Sound Mixer |
| Peter Kohn | Production Manager |
| Kathy Sykes | Production Coordinator |
| Richard Burridge | Screenplay |
| Don MacPherson | Screenplay |
| David Perry | Costume Assistant |
| Richard Bedford | Editor |
| David Toguri | Choreographer |
| Mike Proudfoot | Camera Operator |
| Ken Wheatley | Art Direction |
| Terry Johnson | Additional Dialogue |
| Leonard Green | Assistant Editor |
| Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Clive Langer | Music Producer, Songs |
| Elaine Bowerbank | Hairstylist |
| Peter Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| David Bowie | Songs |
| Ray Davies | Songs |
| David Grimsdale | Sound Editor |
| Derek Holding | Sound Editor |
| Eddy Joseph | Sound Editor |
| Howard Lanning | Sound Editor |
| Barbara Rutter | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Joyce Stoneman | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Clive Barrett | Assistant Editor |
| Paul Conway | Assistant Editor |
| Stuart De Jong | Assistant Editor |
| Mary Dockwrey | Assistant Editor |
| Helen Eley | Assistant Editor |
| Mark Latimer | Assistant Editor |
| Andy Stears | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Clifford | Music Editor |
| Cynthia Lole | Music Coordinator |
| Daniel Secunda | Music Coordinator |
| Mary Holdsworth | Script Supervisor |
| Tracy Drew | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stephen Woolley | Producer |
| Nik Powell | Executive Producer |
| David Wimbury | Associate Producer |
| Robert Devereux | Executive Producer |
| Al Clark | Executive Producer |
| Chris Brown | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 5 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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