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Writer:
Frank Clarke (writer)
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Release Date:
9 November 1989 (Australia) more
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Two gay teenagers go on the run after witnessing a murder. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wonderland
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Runtime:
103 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:M | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:15

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[after seeing his buddy, who protests that he is NOT a rent boy get out of a car driven by an older man]
Eddie: Who's he?
Michael: It's, eh, my uncle.
Eddie: Uncle who?
Michael: It's my uncle Dick. Yeah, that's right. My Uncle Dick.
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The Fruit Machine, A Ride back to the 80's, 13 November 2005
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Author: plumbweiss

Filmed in 1988, this film will be a trip down memory lane for those guys who 'came out' in the 1980's, a time when gay clubs played stock-aitken-waterman, were all neon and mirror-balls and a knock-to-enter door policy.

It's a sort of road-movie, as two gay best friends end up on the run after witnessing a murder at their local liverpool gay club, one of them spends his time with his head in the clouds, the other has to secretly hustle men (and women) to earn them money to survive.

If you're a romantic, the film will hit the spot, the two leads are played with a charming naiveté and the villains are pure evil camp. Good music, Robbie Coltrane in a frock, good acting, atmosphere and direction. My only gripe is that my VHS copy combined with what appears to be 16mm cine gives a rather grainy picture.

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