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Wonderland (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 97

Fresh: 33

Rotten:64

Average Rating: 5/10

Consensus: A sordid and pointless movie with some good preformances.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence/grisly images, pervasive drug use and language, some sexuality/nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Oct 3, 2003 Limited

Box Office: $1,031,087

Synopsis: WONDERLAND – Based on a true story and starring Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Josh Lucas, Eric Bogosian, Tim Blake Nelson, Christina Applegate, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Janeane Garafolo, Franky G. and Carrie... WONDERLAND – Based on a true story and starring Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Josh Lucas, Eric Bogosian, Tim Blake Nelson, Christina Applegate, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Janeane Garafolo, Franky G. and Carrie Fisher. WONDERLAND explores, in Rashomon-like fashion, the brutal multiple murders that took place high atop Wonderland Avenue in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon during the Summer of 1981. At first the case seemed to involve only the usual strung-out drug dealers and party hounds, but it quickly became elevated to a classic L.A. noir when it was discovered to be connected to the infamous porn king John C. “Johnny Wadd” Holmes. By the time our story begins, Holmes had fallen from being the biggest and most famous star in the hardcore industry into a state of financial and pharmaceutical ruin. As played by Kilmer, Holmes is devoted to his teenage girlfriend Dawn (Bosworth) while still married to his wife Sharon (Kudrow) and the three form a most unconventional love triangle. In the midst of his spiraling demise, Holmes befriends local drug dealers Ron (Lucas) and Susan Launius (Applegate) along with their “business partner” David Lind (McDermott), who operate out of the Wonderland party house. But Holmes is out of his element in the life-and-death world of high stakes drug crime and he soon gets himself neck deep into trouble. Desperate for cash and drugs, the Wonderland gang decides to rob another dealer friend of John’s -- the notorious gangster Eddie Nash (Bogosian). Soon after the robbery, the slaughter at Wonderland occurs. Did Holmes set up his Wonderland cohorts for murder to save himself from the wrath of Nash? It all depends on whose story you believe. WONDERLAND is directed by James Cox from a screenplay by James Cox & Captain Mauzner and Todd Samovitz & D. Loriston Scott. [More]

Starring: Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Lisa Kudrow

Starring: Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Blake Nelson, Joshua Lucas, Eric Bogosian, Carrie Fisher, Janeane Garofalo, Christina Applegate, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Ted Levine, M.C. Gainey, Franky G, Tess Parker

Director: James Cox

Director: James Cox
Screenwriter: James Scott, D. Loriston Scott, Todd Samovitz, Captain Mauzner
Producer: Michael Paseornek, Holly Wiersma
Composer: Cliff Martinez
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Feb 10, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. James Cox - Director, Screenwriter, Val Kilmer - Star
  • Short Film By James Cox
  • Deleted Scenes
  • LAPD Crime Scene Video

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Unpleasant to view but ultimately satisfying.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/08/07
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide
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Unwarrantedly interested in B-list celebrity-gone-to-seed.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
07/29/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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*Violent and blaring ... a vibrant bit of tabloid trash infotainment, a guilty pleasure for those with a taste for bittersweet candy.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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This film, however, will fade away quicker than Jenna Jameson when she hits thirty-five.

Full Review Source: Bangitout.com | comment Comment
12/27/04
Jordan Hiller
Bangitout.com
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Bolstered by its fiercely assured script and direction, Wonderland's cast soars, with Kilmer perhaps doing his career-best work.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Alternative | comment Comment
09/30/04
Jay Antani
Los Angeles Alternative
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It’s an in-your-face and exhausting portrayal of life gone bad, played out by a cast of actors all on the top of their game.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
09/23/04
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
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looks good, sounds great, and essentially it's just one long party until the debauchery inevitably comes to collect its tax

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
05/10/04
Tom Grealis
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
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Wonderland remains too subjective and doesn’t probe deep enough.

Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
04/20/04
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com
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Nem mesmo o excepcional elenco consegue levar o espectador a conhecer um pouco melhor aqueles personagens. Ainda assim, o filme tem seus momentos.

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03/10/04
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Cox's film is really an empty experience.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/17/04
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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...real bottom-of-the-barrel stuff, a scummy story about scummy people.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
02/09/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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Wonderland is completely hollow and devoid of purpose... uncompelling, unorganized and unexciting.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
01/14/04
Stacie Hougland
Hollywood.com
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You might actually anticipate learning something about the real JohnnyHolmes and his vocational choices. Think again.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
12/31/03
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press
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A few actors make momentary impressions, yet most are kept in the shadows, as hard to make out as this movie's ultimate intentions.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/04/03
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
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Rarely has so much of so little consequence been so closely examined.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
10/24/03
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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To enjoy the narrative remixing, you have to cut through an awful lot of postproduction hooey.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
10/24/03
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly
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Sometimes Wonderland does make you wonder why you're wasting your time with these losers. But there's also a lot here that stays with you.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
10/24/03
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
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She creates an affecting counterpoint to the hyper-charged insanity back at the Wonderland condo.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
10/24/03
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies
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The main interest here is the acting, which is, by turns, entertaining or just entertainingly bad, with lots of grungy seriousness and Method-trained twitching, but also some moments of real gusto.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
10/24/03
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Wonderland represents another low-rung on the downward descent of actor Val Kilmer.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/24/03
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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