Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Fantasy
- 1976
- 1h 28m
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6.2/10
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Alice dreams of the White Rabbit, whom she follows into Wonderland, where she begins to experiment with her unexplored sexuality.Alice dreams of the White Rabbit, whom she follows into Wonderland, where she begins to experiment with her unexplored sexuality.Alice dreams of the White Rabbit, whom she follows into Wonderland, where she begins to experiment with her unexplored sexuality.
Kristine DeBell
- Alice
- (as Kristine De Bell)
Bucky Searles
- Humpty Dumpty
- (as Bradfor Armdexter)
- …
Gela Nash
- Black Knight's Girl
- (as Gila Havana)
Larry Gelman
- The White Rabbit
- (as Larry Spelman)
Bree Anthony
- Tweedledum
- (as Sue Tsengoles)
Tony Richards
- Tweedledee
- (as Tony Tsengoles)
Nancy Dare
- Blonde Nurse
- (as Nancy Dore)
Terri Hall
- Brunette Nurse
- (as Terry Hall)
- Director
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- TriviaKristine DeBell's debut. Years later, she said in an interview that she had no idea what type of film she was making when she was cast. She thought it was going to be a family version of the novel. But when she showed up on set, and read the script, she realized she'd be totally naked for most of the movie. Yet, she said she did not feel embarrassed being nude, as she was a wild girl, and felt good because they were paying her just to get naked.
- GoofsAfter drinking the potion and shrinking, Alice has no shoes. From then on throughout the movie she sometimes wears beige flats, usually during dance routines and when she's walking or running on rough surfaces. At other times she's barefoot.
- Quotes
Queen of Hearts: I want her head!
Alice: Please Ma'am, I'm just learning about life, I'm too young to die, don't cut off my head.
Queen of Hearts: You misunderstand me, doll. I don't wanna cut off your head. I want you to give me some head.
- Crazy creditsSound effects by The Magician and The Wizard
- Alternate versionsIn the UK, the movie was theatrically released in 1976, rated X and cut to 72m 15s. In 1987, it was released in VHS under a more restrictive classification law, rated 18 but further cut to 69m 51s.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Electric Blue 006 (1981)
- SoundtracksWhere are you going, girl? (Are you looking for a rainbow in the sky?)
(theme music)
Music and Lyrics by Bucky Searles
Featured review
Music, Lewis Carroll, and Excessive Nudity...
Alice (Kristine DeBell) enters in a world of wonder... but not the kind of wonder that you remember as a kid. The Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Queen and others (even Tweedledee and Tweedledum) show Alice some things about her body -- and other people's bodies -- that might be quite wonderful. A tale of love and lust the likes you have never seen.
The story of how Kristine DeBell got involved with this is interesting. According to her, she was a model at the Ford Agency and saw that there were auditions for this film. She did not know what kind of movie it was, so she tried out and landed the part. Now, exactly what point she figured out what sort of movie it is is unclear, but we do know that she ended up going through with it.
The producer was Bill Osco, probably best known at that point (and maybe even today) for "Flesh Gordon". The director, Bud Townsend, had made a few horror films, "Terror House" and "Nightmare in Wax", which are largely forgotten today, even by fans of cult horror.
In "Alice", the songs are cheesy, but fit the theme of the movie. One song, "What's a Girl Like You Doing on a Knight Like This?" was pretty funny, and the others had similar themes going. The trial towards the end was well scripted, and fit very nicely into the world of Alice. The logic and humor were definitely accounted for. There is no denying it is an adult film, but one that has a certain level of intelligence.
What more can you say about a film like this? All I know is, for people who are used to adult films where the "plot" iss just a 30-second lead-in to the sex, this one is going to overload you with plot and music. But, personally, I think there is something very special about this film and I hope it gets a nice DVD release with the sound and picture touched up and special features (if that is even possible). I can see this being a cult film.
DeBell's story following the film is even more interesting. She began dating producer Bill Osco, who was pushing her to make another adult film, this time a riff on "Wizard of Oz". Author David J. Hogan says this was the original plan before "Alice", with the film to be called "Dirty Dorothy". Whether Hogan or DeBell is right is unknown, but either way the film never went forward, with DeBell insisting on not making any more of "those" films. (Why she agreed to do the first is still a mystery.)
Through Osco, she got the lead in another cult (though not adult) film, "The Great American Girl Robbery" (1979). And who co-produced with Osco? None other than Chuck Russell, who went on to direct such films as "The Blob" and "Nightmare on Elm Street 3"! Through some small miracle, DeBell escaped the world of adult films and b-movie shlock, appearing in "Meatballs" and being a successful star ever since.
While that may be a small tangent off the point of "Alice", it is relevant: what could have been a forgotten, bizarre attempt at an adult musical actually lead to the career of a mainstream actress and (indirectly) an incredible horror director. Who knew?
The story of how Kristine DeBell got involved with this is interesting. According to her, she was a model at the Ford Agency and saw that there were auditions for this film. She did not know what kind of movie it was, so she tried out and landed the part. Now, exactly what point she figured out what sort of movie it is is unclear, but we do know that she ended up going through with it.
The producer was Bill Osco, probably best known at that point (and maybe even today) for "Flesh Gordon". The director, Bud Townsend, had made a few horror films, "Terror House" and "Nightmare in Wax", which are largely forgotten today, even by fans of cult horror.
In "Alice", the songs are cheesy, but fit the theme of the movie. One song, "What's a Girl Like You Doing on a Knight Like This?" was pretty funny, and the others had similar themes going. The trial towards the end was well scripted, and fit very nicely into the world of Alice. The logic and humor were definitely accounted for. There is no denying it is an adult film, but one that has a certain level of intelligence.
What more can you say about a film like this? All I know is, for people who are used to adult films where the "plot" iss just a 30-second lead-in to the sex, this one is going to overload you with plot and music. But, personally, I think there is something very special about this film and I hope it gets a nice DVD release with the sound and picture touched up and special features (if that is even possible). I can see this being a cult film.
DeBell's story following the film is even more interesting. She began dating producer Bill Osco, who was pushing her to make another adult film, this time a riff on "Wizard of Oz". Author David J. Hogan says this was the original plan before "Alice", with the film to be called "Dirty Dorothy". Whether Hogan or DeBell is right is unknown, but either way the film never went forward, with DeBell insisting on not making any more of "those" films. (Why she agreed to do the first is still a mystery.)
Through Osco, she got the lead in another cult (though not adult) film, "The Great American Girl Robbery" (1979). And who co-produced with Osco? None other than Chuck Russell, who went on to direct such films as "The Blob" and "Nightmare on Elm Street 3"! Through some small miracle, DeBell escaped the world of adult films and b-movie shlock, appearing in "Meatballs" and being a successful star ever since.
While that may be a small tangent off the point of "Alice", it is relevant: what could have been a forgotten, bizarre attempt at an adult musical actually lead to the career of a mainstream actress and (indirectly) an incredible horror director. Who knew?
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- Athens, New York, USA(Opening scene: the real Library, built in 1907, exterior and interior; at 80, 2nd Street, Athens, New York.)
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