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Directed by
James Cox Written by
James Cox, Captain Mauzner Cast
Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, Tim Blake Nelson [more]
Release Date
• USA: Oct 17, 2003
• UK: 24 Oct 2003
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 10, 2004
• R2: 27 Sep 2004
Budget $5,000,000
BoxOffice: $1.0M
Official Website:
Wonderland Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence/grisly images, pervasive drug use and language, some sexuality/nudity.
Running Time
1 hour, 39 minutes
Country USA, Canada
Studio Flirt Pictures, Holly Wiersma, Lions Gate Films
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Wonderland
• The Wonderland Murders
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Wonderland Reviews |
True crime procedurals can have a certain fascination, but not when they're jumbled glimpses of what might or might not have happened involving a lot of empty people whose main claim to fame is that they're dead. [read review] 
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
A 1980s-set true-crime murder mystery whose devious flashbacks and multiple perspectives make you feel like you've snorted too much coke - or been whacked once too often with a lead pipe. [read review] 7/10
--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
Anyway, the movie is pretty minor when all is said and done. Yes, the style is fun and watching the "good and partying" Holmes is great fun as Kilmer does a great job with him. [read review] 6.5/10
-- (CHUD.com)
Still, the film is absorbing without being especially affecting, partly because it assembles an impressive group of actors who seem to revel in the ambient scuzziness. [read review]
--A.O. Scott (The New York Times)
This sordid, violent and thoroughly unpleasant flick about the decline and fall of super-endowed porn star John Holmes must exist for some reason. But what is it? [read review]
--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
Once you leave Wonderland, you may feel like you need a shower, but, while you're in the moment, it's a compelling journey into the depths of hell on earth. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
The movie is somewhat like watching germs in a microscope. You never knew they were there and now that you do, you wish you didn't. [read review]
--Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)
Some worthy performances aside, this helter-skelter portrait of John Holmes and the Wonderland murders is far from wonderful. [read review]
-- (Hollywod Reporter)
Well-acted but ultimately disappointing and frequently dull drama that doesn’t do justice to its subject matter. [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
It's hard to care what really happened on Wonderland Ave. when the audience hates the neighborhood. [read review] 
--Jami Bernard (New York Daily News)
Despite the often-unappealing subject matter, however, the film remains compelling. [read review] 71/100
--Rachel Sanders (Apollo Guide)
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