Wonderland

United States, Canada

2003

104 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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EXEC Peter Block, Michael Burns, Marc Butan, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Peter Kleidman, Tom Ortenberg, Julie Yorn

PROD Michael Paseornek, Holly Wiersma

SCR James Cox, Captain Mauzner, Todd Samovitz, D. Loriston Scott

CAST Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, Dylan McDermott, Tim Blake Nelson, Christina Applegate, Eric Bogosian, Carrie Fisher, Franky G, M.C. Gainey, Janeane Garofalo, Ted Levine, Faizon Love, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Chris Ellis, Paris Hilton

PROD DES Franco-Giacomo Carbone

On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call at 8763 Wonderland Avenue in Laurel Canyon and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. Drug dealers Ron Launius, Billy Deverell, Barbara Richardson, and the homeowner Joy Miller were found brutally murdered, bludgeoned to death with lead or steel pipes, and Launius’s wife, Susan, was left in critical condition. The police investigation that followed — led by detectives Sam Nico, Louis Cruz and Mike Peters — would unearth a seedy world of drugs and violence, ultimately revealing a motley crew from L.A.‘s underbelly including ex-con David Lind, nightclub impresario Eddie Nash, and porn legend John Holmes as well as Holmes’s estranged wife Sharon and his teenage lover Dawn Schiller. —IMDb

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Daniel S.

29Oct12

In my opinion, one of Val Kilmer's best performances until then beside HEAT and THE DOORS'. WONDERLAND is not about who was responsible for the murders but about a microcosmos, eminently cinematic, certainly, but drearily decadent. Recommended.

Sarah Smith

26Apr12

ehhhh...liked it but probably won't watch it again.

Greg S.

20Feb12

I liked this more than I expected but then I had a hard time being objective. I was already familiar with the Wonderland murders and wonder if the narrative was clear enough to communicate it someone to someone with no knowledge of events. For a film dealing with such infamous characters they feel more puzzle pieces here. Worth seeing for true crime fans like myself otherwise I'd just re-watch Boogie Nights.

Subterranean Cinema

3Dec11

My choice for the Best Film of 2003, it improves on repeat viewings, and it showcases one of Val Kilmer's greatest performances. an underrated ***** star masterpiece

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