Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Linda Woolverton (screenplay), Lewis Carroll (books)

Stars:

Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter

Won 2 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 63 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Mad Hatter
Mia Wasikowska	...	Alice Kingsleigh
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Red Queen
Anne Hathaway	...	White Queen
Crispin Glover	...	Stayne - Knave of Hearts
Matt Lucas	...	Tweedledee / Tweedledum
Michael Sheen	...	White Rabbit (voice)
Stephen Fry	...	Cheshire Cat (voice)
Alan Rickman	...	Blue Caterpillar (voice)
Barbara Windsor	...	Dormouse (voice)
Paul Whitehouse	...	March Hare (voice)
Timothy Spall	...	Bayard (voice)
Marton Csokas	...	Charles Kingsleigh
Tim Pigott-Smith	...	Lord Ascot
John Surman	...	Colleague #1

Storyline

Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called "Underland," she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice realizes that she is there for a reason--to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to her throne.

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Plot Keywords:

alice in wonderland | shrinking potion | caterpillar character | the mad hatter character | march hare character | 

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Taglines:

The Cheshire Cat

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first movie Tim Burton has directed for Disney since leaving the studio in the 1980s (he wrote and co-produced Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)). He worked as an animator there before becoming a director.

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Goofs

When Alice and her mother arrive at the engagement ball, the mother's hair switches many times from over her shoulder to behind it.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lord Ascot: Charles, you have lost your senses? This picture is impossible.
Charles Kingsleigh: Precisely. Gentlemen, the only way to achieve the impossible, is to believe it's possible.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits the Cheshire Cat can be seen smiling in the form of a cloud overlaying the moon.

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Alternate Versions

Also released in a 3D version.

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Connections

Version of Alice in Wonderland (1915)

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Soundtracks

String Quartet Op. 1, No. 2 in E-Flat, 2nd movement: Minuet
(uncredited)
Music by Joseph Haydn
KPM Music Ltd

User Reviews

Nothing Wonderful

Adding a little bit of a background story and a few more characters to Alice's adventures didn't do as much as i thought it would for the story. Truthfully i wanted to love this movie, I'm a huge Tim Burton/ Johnny Depp fan. But this just didn't do it for me. I came out of the theater wondering if it were just the mediocre script or the director who had failed to meet my expectations. The best part of this movie is probably Johnny Depps portrayal of the mad hatter who truly is mad. However, Mia Wasikowska presents Alice in a dull manner that had me checking my watch every ten or fifteen minutes. Overall this film isn't awful, but at the same time its no masterpiece, for an interesting film to look at I suppose this would be an alright choice, however if you want a great story and compelling acting, you might want to check out something else, because this isn't the movie you're looking for.

Details

Official Sites:

Disney official site [United States]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alice

Filming Locations:

Antony House, Torpoint, Cornwall, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$116,101,023, 7 March 2010

Gross USA:

$334,191,110

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,025,467,110

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films, Team Todd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1