Absolute Beginners (1986)

Colin Sticks it to the Man

Colin (Eddie O’Connell), featured on a talk show for his fame as a cool teenage photographer, rebels against being used and molded to represent the advertiser’s image of “the teenager.”

Directed by Julien Temple.

© MGM 2013

Released in 1986 by MGM.

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  • mood: Quirky
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  • actor: Eve Ferret
  • actor: Alan Freeman
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  • director: Julien Temple
  • producer: Nik Powell
  • producer: David Wimbury
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  • producer: Chris Brown
  • cinematographer: Oliver Stapleton
  • composer: Gil Evans
  • editor: Richard Bedford
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  • editor: Gerry Hambling
  • costume-designer: Sue Blane
  • costume-designer: David Perry
  • production-designer: John Beard
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  • year: 1986
  • studio: MGM

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