Wonderland [DVD]

Based on a true story, the film explores the brutal multiple murders that occurred on upper Wonderland Avenue in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon during the summer of 1981. At first, the case seemed to involve only dealers and drug dealers. night, but it would soon evolve into a classic of the LA crime chronicle when the connection of the famous porn king John C. 'Johnny Wad' Holmes was discovered. By the time our story begins, Holmes had already fallen from his glorious pedestal as the biggest star in the hardcore porn industry to a state of financial and toxicological ruin. Holmes adores Dawn, his teenage lover, while remaining married to his wife Sharon, the three forming a most unconventional love triangle. In the midst of this downward spiral, Holmes befriends local dealers Ron and Susan Launius, along with their partner David Lind, who operate out of a Wonderland house famous for its parties. But Holmes is out of his element in the risky world of crime and drug trafficking and will soon find himself in distressing trouble. Desperate to get money and drugs, the Wonderland group decides to rob another dealer friend of John, the well-known and feared Eddie Nash. Shortly after the stick, the Wonderland massacre occurs. Did Holmes sell out his colleagues to save his skin from Nash's wrath? It all depends on who tells the story.