Absolute Beginners
Julien Temple1986-04-04
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
5.44
108 min
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
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Eddie O'Connell | Colin, Photographer / Narrator | Unowned |
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Patsy Kensit | Suzette | Unowned |
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James Fox | Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen | Unowned |
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David Bowie | Vendice Partners | Unowned |
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Ray Davies | Arthur, Colin's Dad | Unowned |
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Mandy Rice-Davies | Flora, Colin's Mum | Unowned |
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Eve Ferret | Big Jill | Unowned |
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Tony Hippolyte | Mr. Cool | Unowned |
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Graham Fletcher-Cook | Wizard | Unowned |
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Joseph McKenna | Fabulous Hoplite | Unowned |
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Steven Berkoff | The Fanatic | Unowned |
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Sade | Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu) | Unowned |
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Edward Tudor-Pole | Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor) | Unowned |
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Bruce Payne | Flikker | Unowned |
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Alan Freeman | Call-Me-Cobber | Unowned |
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Anita Morris | Dido Lament | Unowned |
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Paul Rhys | Dean Swift | Unowned |
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Julian Firth | The Misery Kid | Unowned |
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Chris Pitt | Baby Boom | Unowned |
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Lionel Blair | Harry Charms | Unowned |
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Gary Beadle | Johnny Wonder | Unowned |
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Robbie Coltrane | Mario | Unowned |
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Jess Conrad | Cappuccino Man | Unowned |
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Smiley Culture | D.J. Entertainer | Unowned |
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Ronald Fraser | Amberley Drove | Unowned |
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Slim Gaillard | Party Singer | Unowned |
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Irene Handl | Mrs Larkin | Unowned |
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Peter-Hugo Daly | Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly) | Unowned |
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Amanda Jane Powell | Dorita | Unowned |
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Johnny Shannon | Saltzman | Unowned |
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Sylvia Syms | Cynthia Eve | Unowned |
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Ekow Abban | Santa Lucia Club Owner | Unowned |
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Robert Austin | Slim Brother | Unowned |
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Gerry Alexander | Ton-Up Vicar | Unowned |
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Jim Dunk | Slim Brother | Unowned |
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Johnny Edge | Trader Horn | Unowned |
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Carmen Ejogo | Carmen | Unowned |
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Paul Fairminer | Eddie Sex | Unowned |
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Hugo First | Maltese Lodger | Unowned |
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Pat Hartley | Ms Cool Snr | Unowned |
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Astley Harvey | Mr Cool Snr | Unowned |
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Colin Jeavons | Pamphleteer | Unowned |
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Alfred Maron | Bert the Tailor | Unowned |
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Zoot Money | Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money) | Unowned |
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Sandie Shaw | Baby Boom's Mother | Unowned |
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Bruno Tonioli | Maltese Lodger | Unowned |
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Chua Kah Joo | Dancer | Unowned |
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Eric Sykes | Arcade Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned |