Absolute Beginners
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
1986-04-04 | 108 minutes
Plot Summary
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'ConnellColin, Photographer / Narrator
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Patsy KensitSuzette
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James FoxHenley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
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David BowieVendice Partners
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Ray DaviesArthur, Colin's Dad
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Mandy Rice-DaviesFlora, Colin's Mum
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Eve FerretBig Jill
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Tony HippolyteMr. Cool
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Joseph McKennaFabulous Hoplite
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Steven BerkoffThe Fanatic
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SadeAthene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
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Edward Tudor-PoleEd the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
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Bruce PayneFlikker
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Alan FreemanCall-Me-Cobber
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Anita MorrisDido Lament
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Paul RhysDean Swift
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Julian FirthThe Misery Kid
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Lionel BlairHarry Charms
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