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The Fruit Machine

5.919881h 43mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorPhilip Saville
WriterFrank Clarke
ProducerSteve Morrison

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Cast · Directed by Philip Saville

EC
Emile Charles
Eddie
TF
Tony Forsyth
Michael
RSRobert Stephens
Robert Stephens
Vincent
CHClare Higgins
Clare Higgins
Eve
BPBruce Payne
Bruce Payne
Echo
RCRobbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Annabelle
CNCarsten Nørgaard
Carsten Nørgaard
Dolphin Man
KC
Kim Christie
Jean
LELouis Emerick
Louis Emerick
Billy
JC
Joseph Carrington
Ray
JGJulie Graham
Julie Graham
Hazel
PB
Paula Ann Bland
Beverley

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