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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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
Orion Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Palace Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England
Writer	Credit
Richard Burridge	Screenplay
Terry Johnson	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Colin MacInnes	Novel as Source Material
Christopher Wicking	Screenplay
Don MacPherson	Screenplay
Michael Hamlyn	Screenplay - screenplay development
Art Department	Credit
John Beard	Production Designer
Joanne Woollard	Set Dresser
Ken Wheatley	Art Director - art direction
Stuart Rose	Art Director - art direction
Casting	Credit
Susie Figgis	Casting
Mary Selway	Casting
Leo Davis	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Lee Electric Lighting	Lighting - lighting equipment
Roger Mayne	Photography - original period photography
Mike Proudfoot	Camera Operator
Oliver Stapleton	Director of Photography
Graham Attwood	Photography - stills
Music	Credit
Clive Langer	Music Producer
Don MacPherson	Music Coordinator
Ray Williams	Music Supervisor - executive music supervisor
Michael Clifford	Music Editor
Smiley Culture	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Gil Evans	Music Conductor
Gil Evans	Music
Gil Evans	Music Arranger
David Bowie	Song
David Bowie	Song Performer
Ray Davies	Song Performer
Alan Winstanley	Music Producer
Cynthia Lole	Music Coordinator