Malice in Wonderland (1985)
Overview
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.882 |
Directed By
Gus Trikonis
Crew
Jacqueline Feather
David Seidler
John D. Jefferies Sr.
Richard Friedman
Gus Trikonis
George Eells
Charles Bernstein
Philip H. Lathrop
Allan Jacobs
Rebecca Ross
Jay Benson
Judith A. Polone
TOP CAST
Elizabeth Taylor
Louella Parsons
Jane Alexander
Hedda Hopper
Richard Dysart
Louis B. Mayer
Joyce Van Patten
Dema Harshbarger
Jon Cypher
Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin
Leslie Ackerman
Harriet Parsons
Bonnie Bartlett
Ida Koverman
Thomas Byrd
William Hopper
Joel Colodner
Andy Kenderson
Rick Lenz
Iceman
Mary McCusker
Dot
John Pleshette
Tommy Gallep
Eric Purcell
Orson Welles
Tim Robbins
Joseph Cotten
Mark L. Taylor
Howard Strickling
Nancy Travis
Ann
B.J. Ward
June
Vernon Weddle
Sam Goldwyn
Allen Williams
Joel
Teddy Wilson
Collins
Jason Wingreen
Jack Warner
Helen Baron
Ellen
Thomas Bellin
Hotel Clerk
Denise Crosby
Carole Lombard
Robert Darnell
Heiner
Christine Dickinson
Betty
Douglas Emerson
Young Bill Harper
Edith Fields
Mrs. Washburn
Lyla Graham
Mrs. Clayton
Anne Haney
Dema's Secretary
Mindi Iden
Starlet
Leigh Kavanaugh
2nd Journalist
Amelia Laurenson
Elizabeth Arden
Galen Thompson
Hal
Jan Tříska
Mike Romanoff
Keith Walker
Albert
Gary Wayne
Clark Gable
Noni White
1st Lady Journalist
Craig Richard Nelson
Radio Producer (uncredited)
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