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Absolute Beginners

In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.

Director

Julien Temple

Year

Genre

drama, musical, romance

Box Office

$930,211

Production

Goldcrest,Palace Pictures,Virgin Vision

Awards

N/A

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Suzette

Colin

Eddie O'Connell

Vendice Partners

Henley of Mayfair

Arthur

Mum

Mandy Rice-Davies

Big Jill

Mr Cool

Wizard

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Fabulous Hoplite

The Fanatic

Ed the Ted

Edward Tudor-Pole

Flikker

Call-Me-Cobber

Dido Lament

Dean Swift

The Misery Kid

Baby Boom

Harry Charms

Johnny Wonder

Mario

Robbie Coltrane

Cappuccino Man

D.J. Entertainer

Amberley Drove

Party Singer

Mrs Larkin

Vern

Peter-Hugo Daly

Dorita

Amanda Jane Powell

Saltzman

Cynthia Eve

Santa Lucia Club Owner

Slim Brother

Ton-Up Vicar

Gerry Alexander

Slim Brother

Trader Horn

Carmen

Eddie Sex

Maltese Lodger

Ms Cool Snr

Mr Cool Snr

Pamphleteer

Bert the Tailor

Chez Nobody Barman

G.B. Zoot Money

Baby Boom's Mum

Maltese Lodger

Dancer

Roland Alexander

Dancer

Shaun Alexander

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Andrée Bernard

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Timothy Brennan

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

King Masher Fontaine

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Chrissie Kendall

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Madeleine Lawrence

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Tricia Lockhart

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Shanti Ruchpaul

Dancer

Corinne Russell

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Michelle Thorne

Dancer

Christina Thornton

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Anthony Wellington

Dancer

Elizabeth Wendon

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Barrie J. Wilkinson

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

David Morgan Young

Teddy Boy

Partygoer

Teddy Boy

Teddy Girl

Unknown

Teddy Boy

Teddy Boy

Peter Ross-Murray

Rock and Roll Dancer

Arcade Intendant

Athene Duncannon

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Colin Suzette Arthur, Colin's Dad Henley Of Mayfair Dido Lament Call-me-cobber Mr. Cool Mum Wizard Fabulous Hoplite Athene Duncannon Mario The Fanatic Flikker Harry Charms

Money isn't everything - Absolute Beginners

Money isn't everything

But anyway you don't get a girl like Suzette on the never never - Absolute Beginners

But anyway you don't get a girl like Suzette on the...

It's not that I've got anything against money - Absolute Beginners

It's not that I've got anything against money

Sweet and sour home - Absolute Beginners

Sweet and sour home

COLIN Just look at these fame starved urchins - Absolute Beginners

COLIN Just look at these fame starved urchins

I mustn't throw stones - Absolute Beginners

I mustn't throw stones

And very nasty in the wrong hands - Absolute Beginners

And very nasty in the wrong hands

Hello Ma - Absolute Beginners

My wedding day - Absolute Beginners

Hi If this is adult life - Absolute Beginners

Hi If this is adult life

You naughty boy - Absolute Beginners

You naughty boy

What you lazy sod what you doing in here anyway - Absolute Beginners

What you lazy sod what you doing in here anyway

You nasty little bastard - Absolute Beginners

You nasty little bastard

This teenage scene's getting out of hand - Absolute Beginners

This teenage scene's getting out of hand

CHUCKLES Don't knock it Colin - Absolute Beginners

CHUCKLES Don't knock it Colin

Deary me child what are you doing here - Absolute Beginners

Deary me child what are you doing here

Dido this is Colin - Absolute Beginners

Dido this is Colin

I'll see you later Fido - Absolute Beginners

I'll see you later Fido

Do you know any authentic teenagers - Absolute Beginners

Do you know any authentic teenagers

What he actually wants to know is - Absolute Beginners

What he actually wants to know is

Oh I love anger - Absolute Beginners

Oh I love anger

Colin what are you doing here - Absolute Beginners

Colin what are you doing here

What you going out with Suzette - Absolute Beginners

What you going out with Suzette

City's full of people kid - Absolute Beginners

City's full of people kid

What selling things to people who don't want them - Absolute Beginners

What selling things to people who don't want them

It's funny - Absolute Beginners

And as for photography - Absolute Beginners

And as for photography

Ladies and gentlemen teenagers let's get with it - Absolute Beginners

Ladies and gentlemen teenagers let's get with it

COBBER ON TV Colin are teenagers really as highly sexed - Absolute Beginners

COBBER ON TV Colin are teenagers really as highly sexed

Now Harry you're the toast of Tin Pan Alley I see - Absolute Beginners

Now Harry you're the toast of Tin Pan Alley I see

GASPS Get your hands out of my trousers - Absolute Beginners

GASPS Get your hands out of my trousers

She had to go - Absolute Beginners

They're just hooligans - Absolute Beginners

They're just hooligans

I've ruined what we used to be - Absolute Beginners

I've ruined what we used to be

Hey this summer it won't last forever - Absolute Beginners

Hey this summer it won't last forever

My my my - Absolute Beginners

THE FANATIC Hitler had the right idea - Absolute Beginners

THE FANATIC Hitler had the right idea

Nigger lover - Absolute Beginners

Cool it kiddo - Absolute Beginners

Yeah a real nigger chocolate drop - Absolute Beginners

Yeah a real nigger chocolate drop

You ain't worth it whitey - Absolute Beginners

You ain't worth it whitey

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In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Julien Temple

Writer: Colin MacInnes, Michael Hamlyn, Richard Burridge

Production: Goldcrest,Palace Pictures,Virgin Vision

Genre: drama, musical, romance

Year: 1986

MetaScore: 60/100

ImdbRating: 5.5

BoxOffice: $930,211

Released: 18 Apr 1986

Awards: N/A

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