

Absolute Beginners
Welcome to the world of your dreams!
5.574 votes on TMDB1986Movie1h 48m
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
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
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