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Absolute Beginners
Directed by
Julien Temple
PG-13
1986
1h 48m
Musical
,
Drama
,
and more
5.6
70%
38%
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In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.
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Cast of Absolute Beginners
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 (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Bruce Payne
Flikker
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
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
Chua Kah Joo
Dancer
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Roy Beck
Partygoer (uncredited)
Julien Temple
Director
Richard Burridge
Writer
Christopher Wicking
Writer
Colin MacInnes
Writer
Don MacPherson
Writer
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Hugh Christopher Brown
Producer
Absolute Beginners Ratings & Reviews
hairydemon
March 8, 2025
maybe the worst musical of all time
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A lively but stinker of a film that features to no avail one of David Bowie's better songs called Absolute Beginnings.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
"Absolute Beginners" ranks as one of David Bowie's greatest songs, and it's just a shame the movie of the same name doesn't come close to matching its glory.
Spectrum Culture
Pat Padua
A spectacular failure.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Though the film is flawed, it's still underrated as an exploration of a crucial era of London's pop culture, and the eccentric cast (including David Bowie) adds a lot of color.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
More interesting for what it attempts than for what it accomplishes.
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