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The Fruit Machine (known as Wonderland in the United States) is a 1988 British film thriller starring Tony Forsyth, Emile Charles, Bruce Payne and Robbie Coltrane in the role of 'Annabelle.' The film, which was directed by BAFTA-winner Philip Saville, is about two gay teen friends who are running from an underworld assassin and the police.^[1] It was produced by UK TV company Granada Productions. The film showcases the rising careers of actors Coltrane and Payne, as well as a future Academy Award winner, composer Hans Zimmer, who wrote the soundtrack.

The film uses a combination of adventure, buddy film, road movie and 1980s filmmaking to address a number of social issues that were pertinent to the times. Since its release, it has developed a cult following primarily due to its straightforward portrayal of British gay youth.

Plot[edit]

Eddie and Michael are two 16-year-old best friends on the brink of adulthood. They are both gay, but hold diametrically opposed outlooks on life. Eddie likes watching old films on video with his mother. Michael likes video games and the street. They are total opposites that argue like an old married couple. Leaving behind the grim, oppressive reality of Liverpool (in the 1980s unemployment rates in Liverpool were amongst the highest in the UK), they stumble into the bizarre fantasy world of a gay transvestite nightclub called The Fruit Machine, run by 'Annabelle'. There, they witness a brutal gangland murder by Echo that transforms their thirst for adventure into a run for their lives. Alone and afraid, yet hopeful, they wind up in Brighton with Vincent and Eve at Wonderland, where their path is strewn with manipulation, deceit and murder.

Cast[edit]

• Emile Charles - Eddie
• Tony Forsyth - Michael
• Robert Stephens - Vincent
• Robbie Coltrane - 'Annabelle'
• Clare Higgins - Eve
• Bruce Payne - Echo
• Carsten Norgaard - Dolphin Man
• Kim Christie - Jean
• Louis Emerick - Billy
• Julie Graham - Hazel
• Forbes Collins - John Schlesinger

Production[edit]

Writing[edit]

The film's screenwriter, Frank Clarke, has stated that 'Echo the murderer signifies HIV/AIDS, and the dolphinarium is the sanctuary from it'.^[2]

Casting[edit]

The younger brother of actor Craig Charles, Emile Charles plays the role of Eddie.

Filming[edit]

The film was shot on location in Liverpool, Brighton and London. Filming began in October 1987.^[3] Included were interior and main entrance scenes at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool. Flamingo Land in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire was used for the fun park known as Wonderland.

Music[edit]

The soundtrack was written by then newcomer Hans Zimmer. A soundtrack has never officially been released; however a 20-minute piece entitled The Fruit Machine Suite appears on the album HANS ZIMMER: The British Years, a sampling of the composer's earlier film work.

The disco dance sequence used music from both Divine, a drag queen who had released several singles in the UK charts in the 1980s, and Man 2 Man, using their hit 'Male Stripper'. The film's title song was produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and sung by Paul Lekakis.^[4]

Home media[edit]

The film has had two DVD releases. In the UK on 16 July 2007 and on 9 April 2009, the German-based Pro-Fun Media released a region free digitally remastered edition in Anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1), including booklet and trailer. A North American Region 1 DVD version never materialised, only the original VHS titled Wonderland.

Reception[edit]

A reviewer for London's Time Out magazine stated that 'Saville films Frank Clarke's script in a mishmash of styles, and the pace sometimes flags' but nonetheless that 'it's as camp as Christmas, and if it rarely hits the jackpot, playing along with it is wildly enjoyable'.^[1] Another reviewer stated that the film is 'a hotch-potch of ideas woven together - making a mountainous and chronically unbelievable mess'.^[5] David Hall stated that the film 'is a bit of a mix' but that 'the parts that shine however are quite beautiful, as too is the lush score by noted composer Hans Zimmer'.^[6] A reviewer for Screen International stated that the film 'is so bursting with ideas and operates on so many levels, that some of them are inevitably unsatisfying'.^[7] A reviewer for Variety stated that 'hesitating between love story and thriller, satire and ecological militancy, the film wavers in between and never fully commits itself'.^[8] David Kehr stated that 'Saville's choices are consistently shameless, the film finally insufferable'.^[9] Hal Hinson complained that elements of the film did not add up and that writer Clarke took an 'overprecious view of Eddie's sexuality'.^[10]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'The Fruit Machine'. Time Out. London. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
2. ^Catherine Jones. 'Liverpool screenwriter Frank Clarke recalls the creation of his 1988 movie The Fruit Machine'. Liverpool Echo.
3. ^'Ideal scores on Fruit Machine'. Screen International (620 ed.). 3 October 1987. p. 2.
4. ^'Paul Lekakis'. JOYful Days. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
5. ^'Fruit Machine (The)'. cgiii.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
6. ^Hall, David. 'The Fruit Machine / aka: Wonderland - US'. gaycelluloid.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
7. ^'The Fruit Machine'. Screen International (675 ed.). 22 October 1988. p. 377.
8. ^'The Fruit Machine'. Variety (331(6) ed.). 1 June 1988. p. 12.
9. ^Kehr, David (4 November 1988). 'Wonderland'. Chicago Tribune.
10. ^Hinson, Hal (3 June 1989). 'Allies in 'Wonderland''. The Washington Post.

External links[edit]

• The Fruit Machine (1988) at IMDb

On The Buses, 1969

On The Buses was a hugely successful sitcom that was initially rejected by the BBC, who did not see any great comedy potential in the idea, despite the writers having had previous success for the BBC with The Rag Trade and Meet The Wife.

The idea was offered to Frank Muir, then head of Entertainment for London Weekend Television. He loved the idea and commissioned the series that would run for six seasons and seventy four episodes.

Unlike many television programs of the time all seventy four episodes still exist in the archives, enjoying regular repeats on digital channel ITV3.

Summary

The series followed two threads: the antics of Stan Butler a bus driver with the Luxton And District Bus Company, his conductor Jack and the Inspector Cyril ‘Blakey’ Blake. It also followed Stan’s less than ideal home life. Living with his Mother, frumpy Sister Olive and her lazy Husband Arthur.

In the later years Arthur left, Stan left to make buses in the North as the money was better than driving them in the South. Olive got a job with the bus company and forced out of his lodgings Inspector Blake became the Butlers’ new lodger.

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Cast

Stan Butler – Reg Varney
JackHarper – Bob Grant
Inspector Blake – Stephen Lewis
Mum – Cicely Courtneidge (series one)
Mum – Doris Hare (from series two)
Olive – Anna Karen
Arthur – Michael Robbins

Details

Channel: ITV
Written By: Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney
Original Transmission Dates: 28th February 1969 – 6th May 1973

Spin Offs

Don’t Drink the water 13 episodes over two series 1974 – 1975. This featured Blakey retiring to Spain with his Sister played by Pat Coombs. There were also three Film adaptations were produced by Hammer Films. These were: On The Buses – 1971, Mutiny On The Buses – 1972 and Holiday On The Buses – 1973.

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Extras

There was a stage play On The Buses based on the series of which we assume featured all or at least some of the original cast. After touring Australia in 1988 rumours began circulating that a revival show Back On The Buses, featuring the original cast, was to be made. Despite an appearance on Wogan in 1990 by Reg Varney and the publicity, the series was never made and scripts were never written.

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Today the series enjoys regular repeats on ITV3, check your TV guide as it comes and goes.

Merchandising

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A board game On The Buses from toymaker Denys Fisher was available around the time the series was on air. A book “On The Buses The Complete Story” written by Craig Walker published by Apex Publishing Ltd October 2009.

In October 2011 Network DVD released a Box Set entitled On The Buses – The Complete Omnibus. This mammoth set is a must for fans of the series as it contains contains all seven series – a total of 74 shows – plus the three feature film spin-offs On The Buses, Mutiny On The Buses and Holiday On The Buses. Also included is the complete series of Don’t Drink the Water – a spin-off sitcom featuring Blakey in Spain – plus exclusive special features, including archive news footage and Reg Varney’s TV play The Best Pair of Legs in the Business.