Malice In Wonderland 1985

Casting Elizabeth Taylor as Louella Parsons was genius meta-casting. In real life, Parsons and Hopper had tormented Taylor for years. Parsons famously "revealed" Taylor’s affair with Eddie Fisher (while he was still married to Debbie Reynolds), calling it a national scandal. By having Taylor play the woman who tried to ruin her, the film adds a layer of delicious, revenge-fueled irony.

Forget the Disney sing-alongs. Put away your Johnny Depp tea parties. If you really want to see Alice fall down the rabbit hole, you need to track down the 1985 obscurity that feels less like a dream and more like a bad acid trip at a truck stop: . malice in wonderland 1985

—frustrated by her control—helped elevate a struggling actress, Hedda Hopper, to become her rival. A "Monster" Created : Focus on the famous line attributed to Mayer in the film: "I haven't destroyed a monster, I've created two," Casting Elizabeth Taylor as Louella Parsons was genius