Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303212227 Format: Color ISBN: 6303212220 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: 1995-01-31 Running Time: 187 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1985-12-09
Alice returns from Wonderland only to discover she's on the wrong side of her living room mirror at the beginning of the second half of Irwin Allen's 1985 production, with teleplay by Paul Zindel and songs by Steve Allen (the three-hour film was broken into two parts for video, the first title being Alice in Wonderland). Before you can say "curiouser and curiouser" the jabberwocky is after her. It chases Alice back to a strange land where life appears to be one giant game of chess with pieces portrayed by the likes of Carol Channing and Harvey Korman. The 7-year-old longs to be home, but that doesn't stop her from enjoying some song and dance with Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme), watching a bout between the lion (Ernest Borgnine) and the unicorn (Beau Bridges), or being rescued by the White Knight (Lloyd Bridges). Despite the oddly low-tech visual effects from Star Wars's John Dykstra--the jabberwocky is so clearly a guy in a dragon suit--this thrillingly kitschy movie ably entertains. Where else will you see Merv Griffin as a train conductor, Sally Struthers and Donna Mills catfighting with Vegas-worthy flower headdresses, and Jonathan Winters as a crabby Humpty Dumpty before the fall? Adults who fondly remember the '70s and '80s and children 4 and older should enjoy this version of the fabled tale. --Kimberly Heinrichs
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Not the best adaptation Comment: I never saw this growing up- but Alice in wonderland was always a favorite child hood classic.
This version includes so much that Disney has left out. However the costumes are a bit cheesy even for being a childrens movie made in the 80's- and there are waay too many songs. For an all star cast I didnt recognize 80% of the actors and I expect a better performance from pros. The scene with the caterpillar was horrible. Sammy rushed through his lines way to fast "who are you I do not see...." give the girl time to get her lines in guy...
The Hallmark all star cast version was much more enjoyable Customer Rating: Summary: Highly Recommend! Comment: I was 4 years old the first time I saw this version of Alice's classic when it premiered in 1985. To this day this is by far the best version I have ever seen, and believe me I've seen almost every other version out there. It's all star cast paints a wild and imaginative wonderland of backwards fun. If your child loves imagination, music, and wishes to meet brilliant new characters in Wonderland this is defiantly the version for them. Customer Rating: Summary: Alice Comment: We loved this movie when it first came out. Our children never got tired of watching it. We recently decided to add the DVD version to our collection. Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic! Comment: The DVD is excellent! Took me back to childhood when it first aired on TV. Customer Rating: Summary: What a great movie better than I had remembered Comment: This movie is the best Alice in Wonderland ever made it is for children as well as adults.
