Stars: Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, Eric Bogosian, Carrie Fisher, Dylan McDermott, Janeane Garofalo, Janeane Garofalo

Director: James Cox

Summary: Following his prolific and lucrative career as the world's biggest porn star, John Holmes finds himself in the 1980's, running out of money and increasingly dependent on narcotics. His attempt to crawl out of the seedy side of LA leads to his mixing with the wrong crowd and getting sucked yet deeper into the pit of criminal activity. Based on true events.

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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Aspect Ratio:	Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Directors Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Original Theatrical Trailer, Stills Gallery
Year:	2003
Release Date:	September 27, 2004
Runtime:	105 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	T V D 3482
Keywords:	Wonderland, General, Wide, Screen, Drama, Thriller
Genre:	Thriller