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Absolute Beginners (1986)
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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... See full summary » Director:Julien Temple |
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Patsy Kensit | ... | |
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Eddie O'Connell | ... |
Colin, Photographer
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| James Fox | ... |
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
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| Ray Davies | ... |
Arthur, Colin's Dad
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Mandy Rice-Davies | ... |
Flora
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Eve Ferret | ... |
Big Jill
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Tony Hippolyte | ... |
Mr. Cool
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Graham Fletcher-Cook | ... |
Wizard
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Joseph McKenna | ... |
Fabulous Hoplite
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| Steven Berkoff | ... |
The Fanatic
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| Sade | ... |
Athene Duncannon
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Edward Tudor-Pole | ... |
Ed the Ted
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| Bruce Payne | ... |
Flikker
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Alan Freeman | ... |
Call-Me-Cobber
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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... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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The Sounds. The Moves. The Style. The Magic. The Musical. See more »Parents Guide:
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Absolute Beginners - The Musical See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$83,743 (USA) (20 April 1986) (4 Screens)Gross:
$1,010,313 (Germany)Company Credits
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Colin: [narrating] I remember that hot, wonderful summer. When the teenage miracle reached full bloom and everyone in England stopped what they were doing to stare at what had happened. The Soho nights were cool in the heat, with light and music in the streets. And we couldn't believe that this was really coming to us at last...
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Written by Paul Weller
Performed by Style Council (as The Style Council) See more »
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The film is based on a novel first published in 1959. One of the incidents portrayed in the story was based on the Notting Hill race riots of August, 1958. See more »Goofs
Boom mic visible: When Harry Charms is auditioning young singers with Colin, there is a boom mic visible when Harry and Colin first enter the studio. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Colin: [narrating] I remember that hot, wonderful summer. When the teenage miracle reached full bloom and everyone in England stopped what they were doing to stare at what had happened. The Soho nights were cool in the heat, with light and music in the streets. And we couldn't believe that this was really coming to us at last...
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Soundtracks
"Have You Ever Had It Blue?"Written by Paul Weller
Performed by Style Council (as The Style Council) See more »
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