Wonderland (2003)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Land: Canada, United States
Alternative Title: The Wonderland Murders, Agries nyhtes, Crimes em Wonderland, Drogtanya, Excesos
Regisseur: James Cox
Writer: Captain Mauzner, D. Loriston Scott, James Cox, Todd Samovitz
Produktion & Genre
Produzent: Producer: Michael Paseornek, Holly Wiersma
Co_Producer: Allen Fischer, Captain Mauzner, Ali Forman, Dawn Schiller, Scott Putman, James Townsend
Executive_Producer: Peter Block, Michael Burns, Marc Butan, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Peter Kleidman, Tom Ortenberg, Julie Yorn
Firmen: Lions Gate Films
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Budget: 5.000.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: 1980s, based on true story, cautionary, depressing, disheartening, disrespectful, drugs, foreboding, frantic, hopeless, horrified, hostile, investigation, junkie, los angeles, california, mean spirited, murder, porn star, robbery, somber
Geschichte
On July 1, 1981, police respond to a quadruple homicide at Wonderland Avenue in Los Angeles. The investigation reveals two versions of events leading up to the murders, both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes. Once revered as a stud in the porn industry, Holmes has now fallen on hard times due to his drug addiction and estrangement from his wife. Despite his fading fame, he remains a key suspect in the brutal crime. The film explores the grim aftermath of the Wonderland murders and the role Holmes played in them.
Zusammenfassung
'Wonderland' (2003) is a biographical thriller based on true events that took place at the infamous Wonderland Avenue residence in Los Angeles during the early 1980s. Directed by James Cox, the film delves into the life of John Holmes, once a porn industry legend but now a troubled and desperate junkie. The movie revolves around the grisly quadruple homicide that occurred there, with Holmes at its center. The narrative is marked by themes of disillusionment, drug addiction, and the grim reality of crime and punishment in Los Angeles during this era.
