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Product description never played .. perfect cond .com 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
C**S
Favorite version
Love this version. Glad I could find it.
A**S
A childhood favorite
I always ask people if they seen this Alice. It's my favorite out of all of them. I looked for it for years and finally found it here. When I pressed play I was a little girl again singing along to the songs couldn't believe how many I remembered. The old actors man they bring the characters to life. If you haven't seen this do yourself a favor and buy and watch it if your a Alice In Wonderland fan.
J**P
Our Children Watched The Alice in Wonderland TV Series & Loved It
We bought the DVD for our grandchildren who enjoy the Alice in Wonderland book. We loved the TV series that features many great actors, actresses, and a couple of famous musicians, playing the part of the various people, and characters from the book. We have grandchildren between the ages of 2 and 9 and they enjoy this DVD.
A**H
Good movie for a made to TV
The package was well wrapped and received it on time, The movie was good, a little long with lots of self dialogue of Alice. Overall a good product of its time.
M**K
Ringo is on this version
I ordered this on VHS years ago to see Ringo...they had cut his part out...I was so disappointed...I'm so glad this version has him
J**O
Alice in Wonderland(TV, 1985)
The late Irwin Allen("The Master of Disaster") produced this Alice in Wonderland TV movie in 1985. This budget DVD does justice to the film. It has Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass as they were originally broadcast on television. The VHS versions were slightly re-edited so they could be sold as two separate movies! These two TV movies were based on Lewis Carroll's Alice books. They do a good job telling the story with hard, tangible special effects. Computer Generated Imagery is common in movie making today. There's some visual effects crafted by John Dykstra, as well. Alice in Wonderland does have some campy humor and corny songs written by the late Steve Allen(who also makes a brief appearance in part two). Telly Savalas declares, "Meow, baby!" in one scene! The scenes where Alice is chased by a dragon are suspenseful! Keep in mind this Alice TV movie is over three hours long! It'll leave you with a sore rear end!Irwin Allen favored "star power" and this TV movie has A-list celebrities(Sammy Davis Jr., Jayne Meadows, Pat Morita, Shelley Winters, Lloyd Bridges, etc.) playing mice and rabbits! Let's not forget about Natalie Gregory who plays Alice. She's one of the most adorable flesh-and-blood versions of Lewis Carroll's Alice. She's sweeter than an apple pie and candy bars! Her earnest, sincere performance helps the film. The producers changed Alice's nationality from English to American; Gregory is as American as apple pie! This Alice in Wonderland TV movie is nostalgic fun. It reminds me of watching it during Christmas Vacation of 1985.
J**B
One of my favorites
This has to be one of my most favorite Alice in Wonderland adaptations.
J**Y
One of my favorite movies of all time!!!!!
Back in the 80's when I was about 7 or 8 years old, this 2 part movie came on TV and we recorded it, of course it was on Beta back then. I totally fell in love with this movie. After I only saw it once or twice, I wasn't able to see it again for the longest time because my family lost the tape and TV never showed it. So I was wanting it for years and finally in the late 90's, like 98 or 99, I just happened to look in the Disney store and saw both Alice In Wonderland (1985) and Alice Through The Looking Glass (1985) and I bought them right away. They were on VHS but it doesn't really matter because I love them so much. To this day, at 27 years old, I still love this 2 part film and never get bored of it.I have watched many other versions of Alice In Wonderland and no other version has had an Alice as good as Natalie Gregory or a white rabbit as good as Red Buttons. Even Ringo Starr is in this version. I totally love that rabbit costume and back in the 80's, you can tell, or at least I can tell how much work the director put into this film. Since 1985, other versions haven't shown as much detail and work like this version has. Even the roses in the rose garden looks real. I do hope one day, they will release this 2 part masterpiece on DVD because my tapes have gotten a lot of use in the last 5 or 6 years. If you own any Alice In Wonderland, own this 2 part one because this one puts every other version to shame!!!
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