The Fruit Machine

1h43m (103 mins) Drama 1988 Rating:

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 after witnessing a murder. On the run the two boys get help the most unlikely places while avoiding capture.

Starring

Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robbie Coltrane, Louis Emerick, Bruce Payne, Robert Stephens, Clare Higgins, Carsten Norgaard, Kim Christie

Direction

Philip Saville

Screenplay

Frank Clarke