Malice in Wonderland

7.1

120 minutes

1/1/1985

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.

Cast List

Elizabeth Taylor
as Louella Parsons
Jane Alexander
as Hedda Hopper
Richard Dysart
as Louis B. Mayer
Joyce Van Patten
as Dema Harshbarger
Jon Cypher
as Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin
Leslie Ackerman
as Harriet Parsons
Bonnie Bartlett
as Ida Koverman
Thomas Byrd
as William Hopper
Joel Colodner
as Andy Kenderson
Rick Lenz
as Iceman
Mary McCusker
as Dot
John Pleshette
as Tommy Gallep
Eric Purcell
as Orson Welles
Tim Robbins
as Joseph Cotten
Mark L. Taylor
as Howard Strickling
Nancy Travis
as Ann
B.J. Ward
as June
Vernon Weddle
as Sam Goldwyn
Allen Williams
as Joel
Teddy Wilson
as Collins
Jason Wingreen
as Jack Warner
Helen Baron
as Ellen
Thomas Bellin
as Hotel Clerk
Denise Crosby
as Carole Lombard
Robert Darnell
as Heiner
Christine Dickinson
as Betty
Douglas Emerson
as Young Bill Harper
Edith Fields
as Mrs. Washburn
Lyla Graham
as Mrs. Clayton
Anne Haney
as Dema's Secretary
Mindi Iden
as Starlet
Leigh Kavanaugh
as 2nd Journalist
Amelia Laurenson
as Elizabeth Arden
Galen Thompson
as Hal
Jan Tříska
as Mike Romanoff
Keith Walker
as Albert
Gary Wayne
as Clark Gable
Noni White
as 1st Lady Journalist
Craig Richard Nelson
as Radio Producer (uncredited)