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The Fruit Machine(1988)

5.9(15)
1h 43m
1988-11-04

Eddie and Michael are two 16-year-old gay friends from Liverpool. Berated by his father for his camp behavior, Eddie runs away from his Liverpool home and joins Michael, a streetwise hustler, who is also on the run.

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Keywords

friendshipdolphinrunaway
nightclub
liverpool, england
murder
male prostitution
brighton, england
lgbt teen
gay friend

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Top Cast

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Emile Charles
Eddie
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Tony Forsyth
Michael
Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens
Vincent
Clare Higgins
Clare Higgins
Eve
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Bruce Payne
Echo
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Annabelle
Carsten Nørgaard
Carsten Nørgaard
Dolphin Man
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Kim Christie
Jean
Louis Emerick
Louis Emerick
Billy
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Joseph Carrington
Ray
Julie Graham
Julie Graham
Hazel
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Paula Ann Bland
Beverley
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Niven Boyd
Dave
Claire Parker
Claire Parker
Young Jean
Caroline Milmoe
Caroline Milmoe
Lillie