Fruit Machine - Long Version

The Fruit Machine (US title Wonderland) was a film made in 1988 by Granada Productions. It was written by Frank Clarke and directed by Phillip Saville. The chip shows trained dolphins from the Flamingo Land Zoo in Yorkshire although the story has the animals located at Wonderland a fictitious aquarium in British seaside resort of Brighton. The external locations and some night shots of aquaria in the film did used the then Brighton Aquarium and Dolphinarium which is now The Brighton Sealife Centre. The dolphins featured Lotty, Betty and Sharky are still alive and well and are now based in European aquaria after been relocated from Flamingoland in 1993.

Photos of the filming of at Flamingoland can be found here:

http://www.marineanimalwelfare.com/Dolphinaria/Web%20Pages/The%20Fruit%20Mach...

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Pets & Animals

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• Fruit Machine
• Flamingo Land

[elshowgun15]

Oh my god!!!!!! I remember this on ITV..!!

the guy swims naked with a dolphin right?



[johndineley]

@elshowgun15: that was Emile Charles - brother of actor Craig Charles of 'Red Dwarf' fame.

[johndineley]

The film is actually now on DVD and you can get it from Amazon in the UK.

[marinestar23]

is it worth it? are there many more shots of the dolphins?

[johndineley]

Yes quite a lot of dolphins in the movie on the DVD.

[dancebandleader]

anyone know if there are any plans to re-issue this on a USA compatible DVD?

[mikemouse1159]

I love this film so much...im looking for the cd? anyone have this? I still have the video and now dvd thankfully i adore the acting and messages in this wonderful production.....Local lad to the film to as it was filmed over the water in Liverpool. x

[bumblebert]

One of my favourite films! Though being a gay scouser I am a little biased! Very moving!

[prekayant]

haha if it was your birthday they used to let you go in the boat

[marinestar23]

Ok cool, might be temped to get a cheap copy.