Absolute Beginners (1986)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 48 mins | Musical | Released: 4/18/1986 |Box Office Total: $0.2M

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Synopsis:

An adman corrupts a photographer who loves a fashion designer in riotous 1958 Soho London.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/18/1986

Director	Credit
Julien Temple	Director
Cast	Credit
Eddie O'Connell	Colin Young
Patsy Kensit	Crepe Suzette
David Bowie	Vendice Partners
James Fox	Henley Od
Ray Davies	Arthur
Eve Ferret	Big Jill
Anita Morris	Dido Lament
Lionel Blair	Harry Charms
Steven Berkoff	Fanatic
Sade	Athene Duncannon
Graham Fletcher-Cook	Wizard
Mandy Rice-Davies	Mum
Bruce Payne	Flikker
Tenpole Tudor	Ed the Ted
Tony Hippolyte	Mr Cool
Alan Freeman	Call Me Cobber
Chris Pitt	Baby Boom
Paul Rhys	Dean Swift
Julian Firth	The Misery Kid
Joe McKenna	The Fabulous Hoplite
Ronald Fraser	Amberley Drove
Irene Handl	Mrs Larkin
Sylvia Syms	Cynthia Eve
Eric Sykes	Salt Beef Man
Peter-Hugo Daly	Vern
Johnny Shannon	Saltzman
Amanda Jane Powell	Dorita
Robbie Coltrane	Mario
Gary Beadle	Johnny Wonder
Jess Conrad	Cappuccino Man
Smiley Culture	D J Entertainer
Slim Gaillard	Party Singer
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	Mrs Cool Snr
Astley Harvey	Mr Cool Snr
Colin Jeavons	Pamphleteer
Alfred Maron	Bert the Tailor
Zoot Money	Chez Nobody Barman
Sandie Shaw	Baby Boom's Mum
Bruno Tonioli	Maltese Lodger
Roland Alexander	Dancer
Shaun Alexander	Dancer
Ayo Antaeus	Dancer
John Aron	Dancer
Hoyle Baker	Dancer
Chris Baldock	Dancer
Andree Bernard	Dancer
Warren Bird	Dancer
Richard Bodkin	Dancer
Timothy Brennan	Dancer
Mo Bright	Dancer
Roland Brine	Dancer
Kevin Carter	Dancer
Imogen Clare	Dancer
Clive Clarke	Dancer
Kirsty Davide	Dancer
Vince Debono	Dancer
Dennis Elcock	Dancer
Sylvia Ellis	Dancer
King Masher Fontaine	Dancer
Wayne Fowkes	Dancer
Dave Foreman	Dancer
Lucille Gaye	Dancer
Elliot Gilbert	Dancer
John Gordon	Dancer
Lorna Gray	Dancer
John Greaves	Dancer
Robert Grimsey	Dancer
Robert Grose	Dancer
Michael Ho	Dancer
Isobel Hurll	Dancer
Johnny Hutch	Dancer
Kim St James	Dancer
Peter Jessup	Dancer
Clive Johnson	Dancer
Chua-Kaa-Joo	Dancer
Val Joseph	Dancer
Trevor Kelly	Dancer
Tony Kemp	Dancer
Chrissie Kendal	Dancer
Olivia Komlosy	Dancer
Viv Law	Dancer
Madeleine Lawrence	Dancer
Paul Leonard	Dancer
Kenny Linden	Dancer
Tom Lock	Dancer
Tricia Lockhart	Dancer
Jerry Manley	Dancer
Peyton Martin	Dancer
Robin Martyne	Dancer
Jack Migdalek	Dancer
Bob Newent	Dancer
Albin Pahernik	Dancer
Neil Patterson	Dancer
William Perrie	Dancer
Shanti Ruchpaul	Dancer
Corrine Russell	Dancer
Les Saxon	Dancer
Gary Sellars	Dancer
Alan Spencer	Dancer
Chris Sullivan	Dancer
Paul Telford	Dancer
Michelle Thorne	Dancer
Christina Thornton	Dancer
Carl Trevors	Dancer
Oke Wambu	Dancer
Anthony Wellington	Dancer
Elizabeth Wendon	Dancer
John Willet	Dancer
Sabra Williams	Dancer
Barrie J Wilkinson	Dancer
Glen Wilkinson	Dancer
Barrie Young	Dancer
David Morgan Young	Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
David Wimbury	Associate Producer
Stephen Woolley	Producer
Nik Powell	Executive Producer
Al Clark	Executive Producer
Chris Brown	Producer
Robert Devereux	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Virgin Vision	Production Company
Goldcrest Film Finance	Production Company
Palace Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Palace Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Orion Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England
Writer	Credit
Richard Burridge	Screenplay
Terry Johnson	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Colin MacInnes	Source Material (from novel)
Christopher Wicking	Screenplay
Don MacPherson	Screenplay
Michael Hamlyn	Screenplay - screenplay development
Art Department	Credit
John Beard	Production Designer
Ken Wheatley	Art Director - art direction
Joanne Woollard	Set Dresser
Stuart Rose	Art Director - art direction
Casting	Credit
Susie Figgis	Casting
Mary Selway	Casting
Leo Davis	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Oliver Stapleton	Director of Photography
Lee Electric Lighting	Lighting - lighting equipment
Mike Proudfoot	Camera Operator
Roger Mayne	Photography - original period photography
Graham Attwood	Photography - stills
Music	Credit
Clive Langer	Music Producer
Gil Evans	Music Arranger
Gil Evans	Music Conductor
Gil Evans	Music
Smiley Culture	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Michael Clifford	Music Editor
Don MacPherson	Music Coordinator
Ray Williams	Music Supervisor - executive music supervisor
David Bowie	Song
David Bowie	Song Performer
Ray Davies	Song Performer
Cynthia Lole	Music Coordinator
Luis Jardim	Music Arranger
Angela Morley	Music - music extracts
Domenico Modugno	Song
Alan Winstanley	Music Producer
Richard Wagner	Music
Franco Migliacci	Song
Daniel Secunda	Music Coordinator
The Style Council	Song Performer
Patsy Kensit	Song Performer
Ray Davies	Song
Clive Langer	Music - music mixer
Clive Langer	Music - music recording
Gil Evans	Song
Eighth Wonder	Song Performer
Sade	Song Performer
Gil Evans	Music - music director
Paul Weller	Song
Edward Tudor-Pole	Song Performer
Patsy Kensit	Song
Alan Winstanley	Music - music mixer
Godson	Song
Working Week	Song Performer
Colin Purbrook	Music - music associate
Beauchamp	Song
Jerry Dammers	Song Performer
Sade	Song
Ekow Abban	Song Performer
Booth	Song - songs
Clive Langer	Song Performer
L Stabbins	Song - songs
Laurel Aiken	Song Performer
Roberts	Song
Slim Gaillard	Song Performer
Wee Willie Harris	Song Performer
Edward Tudor-Pole	Song
The Jet Streams	Song Performer
Julien Temple	Song - songs
Jerry Dammers	Song
Jonas Hurst	Song Performer
Nick Lowe	Song
The Perils of Plastic	Song Performer
Ekow Abban	Song
Tom Morley	Song Performer
Clive Langer	Song - song arranger
Gary Barnicle	Song Performer
The Paragons	Song Performer
Clive Langer	Song
Beatrice Reading	Song Performer
Steve Allen	Song - song arranger
The Scorpions	Song Performer
Eric Coates	Song
J Bruton	Song
Smiley Culture	Song Performer
J Kennedy	Song
Laurel Aiken	Song
Tot Taylor	Song
Slim Gaillard	Song
William Harris	Song
Preston Epps	Song
Arthur Egnoian	Song
R Palmer	Song
Beatrice Reading	Song
Edward Barber	Song
Miles Davis	Song
Charles Mingus	Song - songs
MacManus	Song
Jack Hammer	Song
Blackwell	Song
W Donaldson	Song
S Lewis	Song
J Young	Song
Production Management	Credit
Peter Kohn	Production Manager
Matthew Binns	Unit Manager - location unit manager
Ray Corbett	Assistant Director
Jane Cotton	Stage Manager - dance stage manager
Mary Holdsworth	Script Supervisor
Kathy Sykes	Production Coordinator
Kieron Phipps	Assistant Director
Valerie Craig	Production Coordinator
Tony Aherne	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Jennifer Collen Smith	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Eddy Joseph	Sound Editor
Matthew Lannay	Boom Operator
Alan Winstanley	Sound - sound recording mixer
David Grimsdale	Sound Editor
David John	Sound - sound recording
Gerry Humphreys	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Derek Holding	Sound Editor
Howard Lanning	Sound Editor
Paul Cridlin	Sound - sound maintenance
Visual Effects	Credit
Tracy Drew	Titles - title design
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Peter Frampton	Makeup
Sue Love	Hair Assistant - hairdresser assistant
Joyce Stoneman	Wardrobe Supervisor
Lynda Armstrong	Makeup Assistant
Sue Blane	Costume Designer
Roger Burton	Costume Consultant
Elaine Bowerbank	Hairdresser
Chris Taylo	Hair Assistant - hairdresser assistant
Daniel Parker	Makeup Assistant
David Perry	Costume Designer

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