Malice in Wonderland (1985 film)

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Malice in Wonderland
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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 by Jacqueline Feather
David Seidler
Directed by Gus Trikonis
Starring Elizabeth Taylor
Jane Alexander
Music by Charles Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Judith A. Polone
Producer Jay Benson
Production location Los Angeles
Cinematography Philip H. Lathrop
Editor Allan Jacobs
Running time94 minutes
120 minutes (with commercials)
Production company Incorporated Television Company
Original release
Network CBS
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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