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Wonderland

Wonderland

Sex, drugs, murder. Welcome to L.A.

20036.11h 44m

Overview

On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.

Directed by James Cox
Written by Captain Mauzner, Todd Samovitz, D. Loriston Scott
Produced by Michael Paseornek, Holly Wiersma
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

John Holmes

Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth

Dawn Schiller

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

David Lind

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Sharon Holmes

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

Sally Hansen

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Ron Launius

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Susan Launius

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Sam Nico

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Billy Deverell

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Joy Miller

Themes & Keywords

robberyjunkieinvestigationbased on true storyporn starmurderlos angeles, californiadrugshostilehopelessfrantic1980ssombercautionarydepressingdishearteningdisrespectfulforebodinghorrifiedmean spirited

About Wonderland

Wonderland is a crime, mystery, drama film released in 2003 exploring themes of robbery, junkie, investigation, based on true story, porn star, murder. Directed by James Cox, it stars Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott. On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.

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