The Fruit Machine ( Wonderland )

The Fruit Machine (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Wonderland
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Philip Saville

Written By:
Frank Clarke

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

Synopsis:

The bluntly titled The Fruit Machine stars Emile Charles and Tony Forsyth as a pair of homosexual Liverpool teenagers. Though their sexual orientation may be the same, Charles and Forsyth hold diametrically opposed outlooks on life. Gradually, a romance develops between the two -- but before things progress much farther, the film suddenly switches emotional gears. Witnessing a gangland execution, Charles and Forsyth are forced to defend their lives against an onslaught of villains. The Fruit Machine seems unsure of what sort of movie it would like to be, though many of its individual components are handled with utmost confidence by director Philip Saville. The film was originally titled Wonderland.

The 16 years old gay Eddie runs away from home, where he's constantly harassed by his father. With his friend Michael he witnesses at the gay disco "Fruit Machine" how it's owner is slayed by killer Echo. They run away, but now the killer's after them - however after Eddie visits a dolphin show, he's more concerned about their life than his.

Two homosexual teenage boys from Liverpool decide to elope together and, in so doing, run into a series of problems.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 May, 2009.

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