Absolute Beginners (1986)
Drama
Music
Romance
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
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Suzette
The Fanatic
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Flikker
Call-Me-Cobber
Dido Lament
Dean Swift
The Misery Kid
Baby Boom
Harry Charms
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Johnny Wonder
Mario
Cappuccino Man
D.J. Entertainer
Amberley Drove
Party Singer
Mrs Larkin
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Dorita
Saltzman
Vendice Partners
Cynthia Eve
Santa Lucia Club Owner
Slim Brother
Ton-Up Vicar
Slim Brother
Trader Horn
Carmen
Eddie Sex
Maltese Lodger
Ms Cool Snr
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mr Cool Snr
Pamphleteer
Bert the Tailor
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Baby Boom's Mother
Maltese Lodger
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Fashion Editor (uncredited)
Flora, Colin's Mum
Big Jill
Mr. Cool
Wizard
Fabulous Hoplite
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Novel
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Design
Costume Designer
Costume Assistant
Editor
Editor
Editor
Editor
Music Arranger
Conductor
Music Producer
Music Producer
Choreographer
Associate Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Set Dresser
Camera Operator
Sound Mixer
Art Direction
Art Direction
Production Manager
Assistant Director
Additional Dialogue
Casting
Casting
Casting
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Assistant Editor