Malice in Wonderland (1985 film)

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.

Malice in Wonderland
DVD cover featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander
Genre	Biography Comedy Drama
Based on	Hedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons by George Eells
Screenplay by	Jacqueline Feather David Seidler
Directed by	Gus Trikonis
Starring	Elizabeth Taylor Jane Alexander
Music by	Charles Bernstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Judith A. Polone
Producer	Jay Benson
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Editor	Allan Jacobs
Running time	94 minutes 120 minutes (with commercials)
Production company	Incorporated Television Company
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 12, 1985 (1985-05-12)

Cast

• Elizabeth Taylor as Louella Parsons
• Jane Alexander as Hedda Hopper
• Richard Dysart as Louis B. Mayer
• Joyce Van Patten as Dema Harshbarger
• Jon Cypher as Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin
• Leslie Ackerman as Harriet Parsons
• Bonnie Bartlett as Ida Koverman
• Thomas Byrd as William Hopper
• Joel Colodner as Andy Kenderson
• Rick Lenz as Iceman
• Mary McCusker as Dot
• John Pleshette as Tommy Gallep
• Eric Purcell as Orson Welles
• Tim Robbins as Joseph Cotten
• Mark L. Taylor as Howard Strickling
• Nancy Travis as Ann
• B.J. Ward as June
• Vernon Weddle as Sam Goldwyn
• Allen Williams as Joel
• Theodore Wilson as Collins
• Jason Wingreen as Jack L. Warner
• Helen Baron as Ellen
• Thomas Bellin as Hotel Clerk
• Denise Crosby as Carole Lombard
• Robert Darnell as Heiner
• Christine Dickinson as Betty
• Douglas Emerson as Young Bill Harper
• Edith Fields as Mrs. Washburn
• Lyla Graham as Mrs. Clayton
• Anne Haney as Dema's Secretary
• Mindi Iden as Starlet
• Leigh Kavanaugh as 2nd Journalist
• Amelia Laurenson as Elizabeth Arden
• Galen Thompson as Hal
• Jan Tříska as Mike Romanoff
• Keith Walker as Albert
• Gary Wayne as Clark Gable
• Noni White as 1st Journalist
• Craig Richard Nelson as Radio Producer

Crew

• Director as Gus Trikonis
• Producer as Jay Benson
• Music as Charles Bernstein
• Cinematographer as Philip H. Lathrop
• Film Editing as Allan Jacobs
• Production Designer as John D. Jefferies Sr.
• Costume designer as Nolan Miller

Home media

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

External links

• Malice in Wonderland at IMDb