Absolute Beginners (1986)
April 4, 1986Release Date
Absolute Beginners (1986)
April 4, 1986Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
Eddie O'Connell
Colin
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair
Ray Davies
Arthur
Mandy Rice-Davies
Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Mr Cool
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
Don MacPherson
Writer
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Julien Temple
Director
Colin MacInnes
Writer
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Michael Hamlyn
Writer
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Richard Burridge
Writer
Christopher Wicking
Writer
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Chris Brown
Producer
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Gil Evans
Composer
Oliver Stapleton
Cinematographer
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Richard Bedford
Editor
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Leonara Davis
CastingDirector
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Susie Figgis
CastingDirector
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Mary Selway
CastingDirector
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
John Beard
ProductionDesigner
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
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Peter Kohn
Production Manager
Nik Powell
Executive Producer
Joanne Woollard
Set Dresser
Stuart Rose
Art Direction
Al Clark
Executive Producer
Robert Devereux
Executive Producer
David Wimbury
Associate Producer
Ray Corbett
Assistant Director
Terry Johnson
Additional Dialogue
Sue Blane
Costume Designer
David Perry
Costume Assistant
David Toguri
Choreographer
Mike Proudfoot
Camera Operator
Clive Langer
Music Producer
Kathy Sykes
Production Coordinator
David John
Sound Mixer
Ken Wheatley
Art Direction
Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator
Alan Winstanley
Music Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Absolute Beginners is a 1986 British musical film adapted from Colin MacInnes' book about life in late 1950s London, directed by Julien Temple. The film stars Eddie O' Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, Edward Tudor-Pole, Anita Morris, and David Bowie, with featured appearances by Sade Adu, Ray Davies, and Steven Berkoff. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. It received coverage in the British media but was panned by critics and became a box office failure, although modern reviews have been more favourable. Bowie's theme song was very popular in the UK, spending nine weeks on the charts and peaking at number two.The commercial failure of Absolute Beginners and two other films is blamed for the collapse of British film studio Goldcrest Films.