Alice in Wonderland (1976 film)
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Alice in Wonderland is a 1976 American erotic musical comedy film loosely based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The film expands the original story to include sex and broad adult humor, as well as original songs. The film was directed by Bud Townsend, produced by William Osco, and written by Bucky Searles, based on a concept by Jason Williams.[1]
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Directed by | Bud Townsend |
Screenplay by | Bucky Searles[1] |
Based on | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll |
Produced by | William Osco |
Starring | Kristine De Bell Larry Gelman Alan Novak Terri Hall (Terry Hall) Jason Williams |
Cinematography | Joseph Bardo |
Edited by | Shaun Walsh |
Music by | Jack Stern |
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Distributed by | General National Enterprises[1] |
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Running time | 72 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $350,000-$500,000[1][4] |
Box office | $90 million[5] |
The plot revolves around Alice (Kristine De Bell), a librarian who falls asleep reading the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and dreams of the White Rabbit (Larry Gelman), whom she follows into Wonderland, where she begins to experiment with her unexplored sexuality. Through a series of sexual encounters, Alice loses her sexual inhibitions and allows herself to become sexually liberated. The film is a softcore erotic comedy with orchestrated musical numbers which move the plot forward, and contribute to the film's humor.
After premiering in a longer version, three minutes were edited from the film, and it was rated R by the MPAA, and released theatrically by General National, a company formed by producers Jason Williams and William Osco, due to other distributors being unwilling to distribute a sex film.[1] The film grossed over $90 million at the box office.[5] Osco later re-edited the film as hardcore, incorporating explicit sex that was not part of its original production.[1] In 2004, Osco staged an Off-Broadway stage adaptation of the musical.[6][7]