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Wonderland [2003] [DVD]

DVD ~ Val Kilmer
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, Eric Bogosian
  • Directors: James Cox
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Tartan Video
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Sep 2004
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002OHZOS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,481 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Fast cars, fast women, sex, drugs, and rock and roll, with guns and ammo thrown in for good measure--that was the world of porn star John Holmes in Los Angeles in the 1970s. But everything came tumbling down in June 1981 when he was accused of taking part in a multiple murder that forms the basis of James Cox's dizzying WONDERLAND. Val Kilmer, who previously embodied rock lead singer Jim Morrison in THE DOORS, transforms himself into the famous porn celebrity in this excitingly sordid tale of excess, which is told from the point of view of several different players, echoing Akira Kurosawa's RASHOMON. Under the stage name Johnny Wadd, Holmes was rumoured to have had sex with more than 14,000 women in some 1,000 X-rated films; his dangerous life caught up with him when he died of AIDS in 1988. Cox has assembled an unlikely cast for this lurid story, including such well-known television stars as Lisa Kudrow (FRIENDS), Dylan McDermott (THE PRACTICE), and Christina Applegate (MARRIED WITH CHILDREN), in addition to Carrie Fisher, Janeane Garofalo, and Eric Bogosian, among others. In order to ensure accuracy, Cox hired Holmes's girlfriend, Dawn Schiller (played by Kate Bosworth), and former wife, Sharon Holmes (Kudrow), as consultants on the project. The handheld camera shots echo the wildness of the world of the man known as Long John Holmes.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Kilmer Returns !, 9 Aug 2004
By Neil Johnson (London) - See all my reviews
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Stylish, gritty and yet factual account of one the most notorious murders in recent Hollywood history - the Wonderland Avenue murders.

Even more fascinating is the fact that one of the alleged killers was the king of porn himself - John Holmes - who has always been branded as the "biggest" porn star - and was the inspiration for 1998 hit Boogie Nights.

As no one was ever convicted of the killings, the film creatively tries to explain the events that culminated in the Wonderland Murders.

Val Kilmer gives a truly compelling performance, and it's good to see him in a challenging role once more, with a great supporting cast, from Lisa Kudrow (from Friends), the beautiful Kate Bosworth, Dillon McDermot (TV's The Practice, Party Monster) and Josh Lucas (American Psycho, Hulk).

Director James Cox tells the story with startling energy, and is helped by a fantastic 80's soundtrack !

Reminiscent of 1995's Natural Born Killers, the reality of the Hollywood underbelly has never been quite so compelling - go get it, you won't be disappointed !

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5.0 out of 5 stars wonderland, 27 Mar 2009
By Mark Williams (brustol, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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a hidden gem. great crime drama. if you rate goodfellas as top of the premiership, this is top of champions leauge fighting for promotion.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sex, drugs and rock n' roll, plus a murder mystery, 18 Jun 2008
This film is based on the true story of the Wonderland Avenue killings in Los Angeles, John Holmes (Val Kilmer) is an ex-porn star who gets involved with a group of drug dealers and that's where his problems start.

John Holmes and his new found friends decide to rob a crime boss of drugs, guns and cash by the name of Eddie Nash, but what they don't realise is who he is until they are actually doing the job, but they go ahead and finish to job anyway.

It does not take long for Eddie Nash to work out who has robbed him, but does he take his revenge?, or does someone else beat him to it?

This is a really good gritty film, with fine performances from the entire cast, for me Val Kilmer and Eric Bogosian (Eddie Nash) stand out most of all and are on excellent form, in Kilmers best performance I've seen from him.

The film is paced and told very well, it does show various people taking drugs, plus there's some violent scenes too, but for me at least nothing over the top, a very good film overall, well worth taking a look at.
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the wonderland murders which happened in 1981 are infamous due to the violence that was excerted and the fact that adult movie star john holmes was alledged to have been part of... Read more
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