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6.5/10   207 votes
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Director:
Philip Saville
Writer:
Frank Clarke (writer)
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Release Date:
9 November 1989 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Two gay teenagers go on the run after witnessing a murder. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Classic Coming of Age Movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:M | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:15

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Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
References Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) more
Soundtrack:
The Fruit Machine more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Classic Coming of Age Movie, 28 August 2002
8/10
Author: scottca075 (scottca075@yahoo.com) from Newport Beach, CA

Two gays teens on the run after seeing a brutal murder. It deals with homosexuality, racism, friendship & love.... and handles them all well, what more could ask from a movie! The acting is sincere, the directing well paced. Overall this is a very entertaining movie

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