The Fruit Machine
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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Emile Charles
Eddie
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Philip Saville Director · Frank Clarke Writer Hans Zimmer Composer
United States release November 4, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Granada Television
Production
Ideal Communications Films
Production
Granada Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 4, 1988
Theatrical · Source: IMDB (Chicago International Film Festival)
Germany
September 30, 1993 · Theatrical
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