Alice in Wonderland (1985)

Alice is in Looking Glass land, where she meets many Looking Glass creatures and attempts to avoid the Jabberwocky, a monster that appears due to her being afraid.

Director:

Harry Harris

Writers:

Lewis Carroll (novels), Paul Zindel (teleplay)

Stars:

Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, Sharee Gregory

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natalie Gregory	...	Alice
Sheila Allen	...	Alice's Mother
Sharee Gregory	...	Sister
Red Buttons	...	The White Rabbit
Sherman Hemsley	...	Mouse
Donald O'Connor	...	The Lory Bird
Charles Dougherty	...	The Duck
Shelley Winters	...	The Dodo Bird
Billy Braver	...	The Eaglet
Scott Baio	...	Pat - The Pig
Ernie F. Orsatti	...	Bill (The Lizard) (as Ernie Orsatti)
Sammy Davis Jr.	...	The Caterpillar / 'Father William'
Scotch Byerly	...	Fish Footman (as Scotch Byerley)
Robert Axelrod	...	Frog Footman
Martha Raye	...	The Duchess

Storyline

Classic tale of a girl named Alice who follows a white rabbit down a hole into Wonderland, where she can change sizes by eating and drinking and animals talk. After escaping the disturbing Queen of Hearts, she finds that she has ended up on the other side of the looking glass in Looking Glass Land and that there is a mind-created Jabberwocky after her. With the advice of a wise owl and royal chess pieces on her mind, she ventures home, vowing to grow up in this two-part movie which remains most faithful to the original stories written by Lewis Carroll.

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Plot Keywords:

rabbit | monster | animal | girl | chess | 

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Taglines:

The Complete Two-Part Story

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Filming Locations:

880 La Loma Rd., Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irwin Allen Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

187 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Natalie Gregory is naturally a brunette, and did the entire miniseries wearing a blonde wig.

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Goofs

When the Jabberwocky is flying and you see a close-up of him with a wire visible on his back.

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Quotes

Conductor: Where's your ticket?
Alice: [searches her pockets] I'm afraid I haven't got one. There wasn't a ticket office where I got on.
Conductor: No excuses, please! You should have got one from the engine driver!
[he leaves in a huff]
Gentleman in the Paper Suit: He means the man that drives the engine also sells the tickets! You should have known that!

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Connections

Version of Great Performances: Alice in Wonderland (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Old Father William"
Music by Steve Allen
Lyrics by Lewis Carroll
Performed by Sammy Davis Jr.

User Reviews

Fantastic production with the perfect cast!

Yes, I saw this -- so did you! This is quite possibly the best version of Alice ever, and one of the rare versions that includes Through the Looking Glass. This film is so exquisitely done that I remember being both thrilled and terrified! (My mother had to tell me that the Jabberwocky was just a costume that was hung up in a closet before I could go to sleep...and then I was afraid of my closet!) The cast is ideal -- no one else could play the Caterpillar so well as Sammy Davis Jr., and only Red Buttons could be such a perfect White Rabbit! Of course, my copy was taped over (Mom's attempts to comfort me just weren't enough, I guess!), but I would love to see it again. Find it at your local video store if you can, or order it -- but if you plan to have your kids watch it, make sure they see it in the daytime, and NOT right before naptime or bedtime!