Absolute Beginners is a 1986 British musical movie directed by Julien Temple and based on the novel of the same name by Colin MacInnes. It stars Eddie O'Connell, David Bowie, Patsy Kensit, James Fox, Paul Rhys, Edward Tudor-Pole, Ray Davies, Sade, Steven Berkoff, Peter-Hugo Daly, Sylvia Sims and was distributed by Palace Pictures.