Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I saw this at Target this morning and didn't get a chance to post it in here until now... I'm tempted to buy it, but I have to play the "Will I watch it more than once?" card. Knowing me, I'll probably keep replaying the Looking Glass finale when the Jabberwocky runs amuck at Alice's party. Anyway, the memorable two-part movie by Irwin Allen features a lot of his movie alumni (wife Sheila, Red Buttons, Ernest Borgnine, Ernie Orsatti, Shelley Winters), as well as Natalie "Oliver & Company" Gregory in the title role, Sammy Davis Jr. as the Caterpillar, Carol Channing as the White Queen, Harvey Korman as the White King, Ann Jillian as the Red Queen and Scott Baio as Pat the Guinea Pig. One of my favorite versions since it included just about all of the characters and made the Jabberwocky a force to be reckoned with. I still have this on Beta, btw. Jam tomorrow, Jam yesterday, But neva eva Jam todaaaaaaaay! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FSME7O/sr=1-1/qid=1154579596/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8094372-6539807?ie=UTF8&s=dvd" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ ct/B000FSME7O/sr=1-1/qid=1154579596/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8094372-6539807?ie=UTF8&s=dvd</a>
Originally Posted By irishfan I loved this as a child, but the Jabberwocky really scared the crap out of me.
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 I love this version of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. My favorite part was The Lion and the Unicorn. All the songs are so great in it though. I have it on video, but I may NEED to get it on DVD.
Originally Posted By Chelledun I have seriously been looking for this on DVD forever! Thanks for the heads up, this is my favorite version.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Me too, Chelledun. I've been looking for this for forever, and I was so glad to see it on Netflix this week. I got it in the mail yesterday, and I can't wait to sit down and watch it this weekend.
Originally Posted By DlandDug ...and Patrick Duffy as the Goat. Don't forget that! After Duffy's Bobby Ewing was "killed" on Dallas, the actor said he was so happy to be able to pursue other acting opportunities. And until he turned up in the shower two seasons later-- this was it. The Goat.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Wow... I didn't know that this was after he was killed off on Dallas. And I didn't know that he was off the show for about two years before the infamous shower scene. It's kind of interesting how little some of these parts were, like Shelley Winters as the Dodo Bird or Donald O'Connor as the Lory Bird. Even George Gobel as the Gnat. I mean, he goes through all that makeup and gets a few measly lines in there and then that's it. Don't forget that John Stamos plays the White King's messenger. In the novel, the messenger is Haigha, who is actually an Anglo-Saxon version of the March Hare. I believe this was released on video years ago, but not together; in other words in AIW, Alice is seen running towards her house and then the final page of the book is shown onscreen. I've mentioned this other times before, but I find it odd that the Mad Hatter, March Hare and Dormouse are considered Alice's best friends, when they actually treated her the worst than any other character in Wonderland/Looking Glass Land. What other versions of Alice have you seen and enjoyed? I've seen the Disney one dozens of times and have it on VHS and DVD. The Muppets 30th Anniversary was taped over the PBS airing of the Richard and Kate Burton AIW (featuring Maureen Stapleton, Geoffrey Holder and James Coco). Years ago on HBO I saw the 1972 Fiona Fullerton version, and I was unimpressed with the '99 version with Whoopi Goldberg and Martin Short. And then there was that animated version shown on Nickelodeon on their Special Delivery on the weekends.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>I didn't know that he was off the show for about two years before the infamous shower scene.<< Actually, Duffy was off for one full season, with the exception of the final episode. He then appeared at the beginning of the next season, and was a series regular again. >>What other versions of Alice have you seen and enjoyed?<< Cameron, my ds, has become somewhat obsessed with different versions of Alice in Wonderland. We have about four different ones, and have rented several others. Some are quite dreadful, and some surprisingly good. We will certainly rent, and possibly buy, this one. BTW, have you heard about the play Lobster Alice? It is currently playing here in LA. It deals with the months that Salvador Dali was working at the Disney Studio. <a href="http://www.calendarlive.com/stage/cl-et-lobster31jul31" target="_blank">http://www.calendarlive.com/st age/cl-et-lobster31jul31</a>,0,3677916.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Alice in Wonderland has been one of my favorite stories since I was little, and I pretty much kept re-borrowing the book at my school's library. I was happy to buy the updated (2000) version of Annotated Alice at Barnes and Noble.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Sigh... I caved in and bought it at Target, along with POTC... and some gum... Now, how long will it be before I actually open them and watch them?
Originally Posted By Chelledun >>>Me too, Chelledun. I've been looking for this for forever, and I was so glad to see it on Netflix this week. I got it in the mail yesterday, and I can't wait to sit down and watch it this weekend. Jasmine7, lucky you!!! I have had it on my queue since the day of this post and it is still saying "very long wait." Hopefully next week!
