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In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.
Joseph McKenna
- Fabulous Hoplite
- (as Joe McKenna)
Edward Tudor-Pole
- Ed the Ted
- (as Tenpole Tudor)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe character of "Harry Charms" was based on a real-life British manager and impresario of the period, Larry Parnes, who was famous for hiring unknown singers and giving them extravagant stage names (his most famous client was Billy Fury). In 1960 he hired an unknown Liverpool band called The Beatles to accompany one of his lesser stars, Johnny Gentle, on a tour of Scotland, but he decided not to take the Beatles on as clients because he was only interested in handling solo singers, not groups.
- GoofsDuring the riot scenes, in one shot a double decker bus is on fire. In the next shot, it isn't burning. In the next shot, it is. (During the T.V. announcers speak to the viewing public about the 'race riots').
- ConnectionsEdited into Ray Davies: Quiet Life (1986)
- SoundtracksSanta Lucia
Performed and composed by Ekow Abban
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bombast
A West Side Story knockoff that tries to look like Quadrophenia, and serves mainly and probably solely as a publicity platform for Bowie and Sade. Listless choreography and dull songs, even from the star man himself, do not set this up as any kind of cultural wunderkind. Absolute Beginners is closer in spirit to Bye Bye, Birdie than to any kind of anthem to social rebellion in a historical locale. Then it kind of oozes into Lord Love A Duck territory where psychopathy is a replacement for sincerity. Do real people actually act this way? Or did they, back then? Does singing and dancing make history more valid? Can a full length feature film mimic the then newly sprung MTV and get away with it? That the song is considered one of Bowie's meh contributions, and the film is mainly forgotten, is the answer.
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- kurtfaasse
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Absolute Beginners - The Musical
- Filming locations
- Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Soho Night Street set)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $930,211
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $83,743
- Apr 20, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $930,211
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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