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| name = Malice in Wonderland
| image = MaliceinWonderland-DVD.jpg
| image = MaliceinWonderland-DVD.jpg
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| genre = Biography<br />Comedy<br />Drama
| caption = [[DVD]] cover featuring [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Jane Alexander]]
| caption = [[DVD]] cover featuring [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Jane Alexander]]
| director = [[Gus Trikonis]]
| producer =
| director = [[Gus Trikonis]]
| executive_producer = [[Judith A. Polone]]
| writer = [[George Eells]] (novel)<br>[[Jacqueline Feather]]<br>[[David Seidler]]
| narrator =
| producer = [[Jay Benson]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Hedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons''|[[George Eells]]}}
| starring = [[Elizabeth Taylor]]<br>[[Jane Alexander]]
| music = [[Charles Bernstein (composer)|Charles Bernstein]]
| screenplay = [[Jacqueline Feather]]<br />[[David Seidler]]
| narrated =
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| cinematography = [[Philip H. Lathrop]]
| editing = [[Allan Jacobs (film editor)|Allan Jacobs]]
| starring = [[Elizabeth Taylor]]<br />[[Jane Alexander]]
| music = [[Charles Bernstein (composer)|Charles Bernstein]]
| distributor = [[CBS]]
| released = 12 May 1985
| location = [[Los Angeles]]
| runtime = 94 minutes<br>120 minutes (with commercials)
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| cinematography = [[Philip H. Lathrop]]
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| country = United States
| editor = [[Allan Jacobs (film editor)|Allan Jacobs]]
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| language = English
| budget =
| company = [[Incorporated Television Company]]
| gross =
| network = [[CBS]]
| released = {{Start date|1985|05|12}}
| runtime = 94 minutes<br />120 minutes (with commercials)
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'''''Malice in Wonderland''''' is a [[1985 in television|1985]] [[United States|American]] [[television movie]] based on the [[1972 in literature|1972]] [[novel]] ''[[Hedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons]]'' by [[George Eells]]. Starring [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Jane Alexander]], it tells the based-on-real-life stories of powerful [[Hollywood]] [[gossip columnist]]s [[Hedda Hopper]] and [[Louella Parsons]], once friends and later rivals. The film premiered on [[CBS]] on 12 May 1985. The film was a ratings success gaining an 18.3 rating equaling to 15,536,700 households tuning in its original air date.
'''''Malice in Wonderland''''' is a 1985 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[biographical film]] based on the 1972 novel ''Hedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons'' by [[George Eells]]. Starring [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Jane Alexander]], it tells the based-on-real-life stories of powerful [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] [[gossip columnist]]s [[Hedda Hopper]] and [[Louella Parsons]], once friends and later rivals. The film premiered on [[CBS]] on 12 May 1985. The film was a ratings success gaining an 18.3 rating equaling to 15,536,700 households tuning in its original air date.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Elizabeth Taylor]] as [[Louella Parsons]]
* [[Elizabeth Taylor]] as [[Louella Parsons]]
* [[Jane Alexander]] as [[Hedda Hopper]]
* [[Jane Alexander]] as [[Hedda Hopper]]
* [[Richard A. Dysart]] as [[Louis B. Mayer]]
* [[Richard Dysart]] as [[Louis B. Mayer]]
* [[Joyce Van Patten]] as Dema Harshbarger
* [[Joyce Van Patten]] as [[Dema Harshbarger]]
* [[Jon Cypher]] as Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin
* [[Jon Cypher]] as [[Harry Martin (urologist)|Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin]]
* [[Leslie Ackerman]] as Harriet Parsons
* [[Leslie Ackerman]] as [[Harriet Parsons]]
* [[Bonnie Bartlett]] as Ida Koverman
* [[Bonnie Bartlett]] as [[Ida Koverman]]
* [[Thomas Byrd]] as [[William Hopper]]
* [[Tom Byrd|Thomas Byrd]] as [[William Hopper]]
* [[Joel Colodner]] as Andy Kenderson
* [[Joel Colodner]] as Andy Kenderson
* [[Rick Lenz]] as Iceman
* [[Rick Lenz]] as Iceman
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* [[Eric Purcell]] as [[Orson Welles]]
* [[Eric Purcell]] as [[Orson Welles]]
* [[Tim Robbins]] as [[Joseph Cotten]]
* [[Tim Robbins]] as [[Joseph Cotten]]
* [[Mark L. Taylor]] as Howard Strickling
* Mark L. Taylor as [[Howard Strickling]]
* [[Nancy Travis]] as Ann
* [[Nancy Travis]] as Ann
* [[B. J. Ward (actress)|B.J. Ward]] as June
* [[B. J. Ward (actress)|B.J. Ward]] as June
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* [[Thomas Bellin]] as Hotel Clerk
* [[Thomas Bellin]] as Hotel Clerk
* [[Denise Crosby]] as [[Carole Lombard]]
* [[Denise Crosby]] as [[Carole Lombard]]
* [[Robert Darnell]] as Heiner
* Robert Darnell as Heiner
* [[Christine Dickinson]] as Betty
* [[Christine Dickinson]] as Betty
* [[Douglas Emerson]] as Young Bill Harper
* [[Douglas Emerson]] as Young Bill Harper
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* [[Costume design]]er as [[Nolan Miller]]
* [[Costume design]]er as [[Nolan Miller]]


==DVD==
==Home media==
''Malice in Wonderland'' was released on [[DVD region code|Region 1]] [[DVD]] on June 28, 2004 with a running time of 94 minutes.
''Malice in Wonderland'' was released on [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] [[DVD]] on June 28, 2004 with a running time of 94 minutes.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0089540|Malice in Wonderland}}
* {{IMDb title|0089540|Malice in Wonderland}}


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Latest revision as of 21:58, 10 October 2024

Malice in Wonderland
DVD cover featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander
GenreBiography
Comedy
Drama
Based onHedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons
by George Eells
Screenplay byJacqueline Feather
David Seidler
Directed byGus Trikonis
StarringElizabeth Taylor
Jane Alexander
Music byCharles Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerJudith A. Polone
ProducerJay Benson
Production locationLos Angeles
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
EditorAllan Jacobs
Running time94 minutes
120 minutes (with commercials)
Production companyIncorporated Television Company
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMay 12, 1985 (1985-05-12)

Malice in Wonderland is a 1985 American made-for-television biographical film based on the 1972 novel Hedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons by George Eells. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander, it tells the based-on-real-life stories of powerful Hollywood gossip columnists Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, once friends and later rivals. The film premiered on CBS on 12 May 1985. The film was a ratings success gaining an 18.3 rating equaling to 15,536,700 households tuning in its original air date.

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Malice in Wonderland was released on Region 1 DVD on June 28, 2004 with a running time of 94 minutes.

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