In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kate Bosworth | ... | Dawn Schiller | |
| Carrie Fisher | ... | Sally Hansen | |
| Val Kilmer | ... | John Holmes | |
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Kim Marriner | ... | Reporter (as Kim Mariner) |
| Dylan McDermott | ... | David Lind | |
| Michael Pitt | ... | Gopher (scenes deleted) | |
| Alexis Dziena | ... | Gopher's Girlfriend (scenes deleted) | |
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Karen LaKritz | ... | Bartender (as Karen Lakritz) |
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Steve Cox | ... | Guy at Bar |
| Josh Lucas | ... | Ron Launius | |
| Louis Lombardi | ... | Slim Jim | |
| Franky G | ... | Louis | |
| Ted Levine | ... | Sam Nico | |
| Russell Sams | ... | Cherokee | |
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Chris Cioffi | ... | Letterman Meathead |
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John Holmes was a legend of the porn industry and revered in circles as a stud. But in 1981, years after his successful career and star fading, Holmes was a desperate man with his own internal demons to live up to. He's estranged from his wife, holding onto a relationship with his teenage mistress, and living as a junkie in search of his next fix. But one fateful night left four people dead and John as a key suspect in one of the most grisly murders in Los Angeles. Was he partly responsible for what happened at Wonderland Avenue? Written by monkeykingma
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The '80s - unplugged. The murders - unveiled. The legend - unzipped. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence/grisly images, pervasive drug use and language, some sexuality/nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 October 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$91,798, 5 October 2003Gross USA:
$1,060,512Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,466,444Company Credits
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Lions Gate Films, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films), Epsilon Motion Pictures See more »
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Eddie Nash: Fuck you and fuck your friends! You want the guns from the Nash? Motherfuck! Come up and take them from the Nash.
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In 2000, Ted Levine also appeared in the short-lived TV series Wonderland. See more »Goofs
The Chevrolet Caprice sedan that John Holmes was transported in to the hotel had the flush headlamps and the third brake light, making it a 1986 model. See more »Quotes
John Holmes: Eddie, l'm not lying. You just got to give those fucking fucks back their fucking guns.Eddie Nash: Fuck you and fuck your friends! You want the guns from the Nash? Motherfuck! Come up and take them from the Nash.
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"score recorded and mixed by Fredrik Sarhagen" is credited twice. See more »Soundtracks
Gloria/In Excelsis Deo(1975)
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One of the most disturbing and tragic periods in American history began. The members of the Summer of Love culture, at the end of the seventies and onset of the 80's, were eventually too old for love beads and all night parties and evolved back into mainstream life, whatever that meant. For those who could not out grow their youthful and sometimes irrational exuberance, their's was the culture of Wonderland. A love for drugs and a sense of entitlement coupled with a distaste for authority, values and "the establishment".
The sixties were a time of revolution and violent change that tore the American "house" apart. Once the battles were over, we all had to deal with the aftermath of the carnage. The characters in the Wonderland house are icons of the misfits of the Seventies; part biker, part hippie, part crook, all outcast. No ideology to express, just a sense of dissatisfaction with everything and allegiance to nothing. Ron, Billy and David fancy themselves as some sort of Robin Hoods with dope. They talk of love and behave violently; they take from the rich and sell to the misbegotten; they steal from everyone.
Holmes and company are the end result of a strange collision of anti-matter like sex, and drugs and rock & roll, when the lab technicians get bored and move on.
The film is skillfully directed and paced and captures the frenetic world of the drug fiends in their element. The fact that Holmes is a porn star is almost irrelevant. That story was told in "Boogie Nights". This is a story of a transitional and forgettable era.