Absolute Beginners: Difference between revisions

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{{Film

| title = ''{{PAGENAME}}''

| premiere = April 3rd 1986

| genre = Musical

| rating = [https://www.bbfc.co.uk/rating/15 15] (original rating)<ref name="BBFC">[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/absolute-beginners-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmzcxotc Absolute Beginners | BBFC]</ref><br>[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/rating/12 12] (2016 reclassification)<ref name="BBFC"/>

| runtime = 108 minutes<ref name="BBFC"/>

| director = [[Julien Temple]]

| writer = [[Richard Burridge]]<br>[[Christopher Wicking]]<br>[[Don Macpherson]]

| music = Gil Evans

| producer = Chris Brown<br>[[Stephen Woolley]]

| budget = £8.4 million

| earned = £1.8 million

}}

'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1986 British musical film adapted from Colin MacInnes' book about life in late 1950s London, directed by [[Julien Temple]]. The film stars Eddie O' Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, Edward Tudor-Pole, Anita Morris, and David Bowie, with featured appearances by Sade Adu, Ray Davies, and Steven Berkoff. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/840/year/1986.html|title=Festival de Cannes: Absolute Beginners|access-date=July 17th 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> It received coverage in the British media but was panned by critics and became a box office failure, although modern reviews have been more favourable.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-03-26|title=The Uma Thurman film so bad it made £88 on opening weekend|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/mar/26/uma-thurman-motherhood-flop|access-date=2020-09-21|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Bowie's theme song was very popular in the UK, spending nine weeks on the charts and peaking at number two.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Absolute beginners. Full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/absolute-beginners/|access-date=2020-09-21|publisher=Official Charts Company|language=en}}</ref>

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== External links ==

* [https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education/case-studies/absolute-beginners-1986 BBFC case study]

* ''[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/absolute-beginners-vm422784 Absolute Beginners]'' at AllMovie

* ''[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education/case-studies/absolute-beginners-1986 Absolute Beginners]'' at BBFC

* ''[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl373327361/ Absolute Beginners]'' at Box Office Mojo

* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090585/ Absolute Beginners]'' at IMDb

* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090585/ Absolute Beginners]'' at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

* ''[https://nostalgiacentral.com/movies/movies-a-to-k/movies-a/absolute-beginners/ Absolute Beginners]'' at Nostalgia Central

* ''[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/absolute_beginners Absolute Beginners]'' at Rotten Tomatoes

[[Category:Films]]

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Absolute Beginners''}}
+{{Film
+ | title    = ''{{PAGENAME}}''
+ | premiere = April 3rd 1986
+ | genre    = Musical
+ | rating   = [https://www.bbfc.co.uk/rating/15 15] (original rating)<ref name="BBFC">[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/absolute-beginners-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmzcxotc Absolute Beginners | BBFC]</ref><br>[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/rating/12 12] (2016 reclassification)<ref name="BBFC"/>
+ | runtime  = 108 minutes<ref name="BBFC"/>
+ | director = [[Julien Temple]]
+ | writer   = [[Richard Burridge]]<br>[[Christopher Wicking]]<br>[[Don Macpherson]]
+ | music    = Gil Evans
+ | producer = Chris Brown<br>[[Stephen Woolley]]
+ | budget   = £8.4 million
+ | earned   = £1.8 million
+}}
 '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1986 British musical film adapted from Colin MacInnes' book about life in late 1950s London, directed by [[Julien Temple]]. The film stars Eddie O' Connell, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, Edward Tudor-Pole, Anita Morris, and David Bowie, with featured appearances by Sade Adu, Ray Davies, and Steven Berkoff. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/840/year/1986.html|title=Festival de Cannes: Absolute Beginners|access-date=July 17th 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> It received coverage in the British media but was panned by critics and became a box office failure, although modern reviews have been more favourable.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-03-26|title=The Uma Thurman film so bad it made £88 on opening weekend|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/mar/26/uma-thurman-motherhood-flop|access-date=2020-09-21|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Bowie's theme song was very popular in the UK, spending nine weeks on the charts and peaking at number two.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Absolute beginners. Full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/absolute-beginners/|access-date=2020-09-21|publisher=Official Charts Company|language=en}}</ref>
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 == External links ==
+* [https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education/case-studies/absolute-beginners-1986 BBFC case study]
 * ''[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/absolute-beginners-vm422784 Absolute Beginners]'' at AllMovie
-* ''[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education/case-studies/absolute-beginners-1986 Absolute Beginners]'' at BBFC
 * ''[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl373327361/ Absolute Beginners]'' at Box Office Mojo
-* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090585/ Absolute Beginners]'' at IMDb
+* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090585/ Absolute Beginners]'' at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
 * ''[https://nostalgiacentral.com/movies/movies-a-to-k/movies-a/absolute-beginners/ Absolute Beginners]'' at Nostalgia Central
 * ''[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/absolute_beginners Absolute Beginners]'' at Rotten Tomatoes
 {{Wikipedia|Absolute Beginners (film)}}
 [[Category:Films]]