Next Stop Wonderland
| Next Stop Wonderland | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Brad Anderson |
| Produced by |
Mitchell Robbins Laura Bernieri Rachael Horovitz |
| Written by |
Brad Anderson Lyn Vaus |
| Starring |
Hope Davis Alan Gelfant Philip Seymour Hoffman Cara Buono |
| Music by | Claudio Ragazzi |
| Cinematography | Uta Briesewitz |
| Edited by | Brad Anderson |
Production company |
Robbins Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$1 million |
| Box office | US$3,395,581[1] |
Next Stop Wonderland is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Anderson and Lyn Vaus.
Plot
Two people, living in Boston and unlucky in love – a nurse, Erin, whose activist boyfriend, Sean, has just walked out on their relationship to help a Native American tribe fight off a land development deal, and a plumber, Alan, struggling to pay off family obligations while pursuing a career as a marine biologist – deal with personal and professional problems and stumble through relationships, continually crossing one another's paths without ever truly meeting and realizing how perfect they are for one another. Time and time again one almost catches the other's eye, but circumstances intervene. Finally, after a series of ups and downs, both of their budding relationships with others crash and burn, just in time for a chance meeting on the MBTA train heading to Wonderland station, on the outskirts of Boston.
Cast
- Hope Davis as Erin Castleton
- Alan Gelfant as Alan Monteiro
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Sean
- Cara Buono as Julie
- José Zúñiga as Andre de Silva
- Sam Seder as Kevin Monteiro
- Callie Thorne as Cricket
- Jimmy Tingle as Bartender
- Holland Taylor as Piper Castleton
- Robert Klein as Arty Lesser
- H. Jon Benjamin as Eric
- Frank L. Ridley as Whale Watch Captain (voice)
Production
The film's soundtrack is scored by Claudio Ragazzi with various renditions by Vinicius Cantuaria, Arto Lindsay, and Bebel Gilberto.
Release
The film, which cost $1 million to make, was an audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. A bidding war among studio distributors resulted in Miramax Films paying $6 million for the film's North American distribution rights.[2] However, the film grossed only $3.3 million during its theatrical release.[3]
References
- Gerson, Lisa, "Next Stop: Hollywood" at the Wayback Machine (archived October 23, 1999), Boston magazine, July 1998. (archived 1999)
External links
- Next Stop Wonderland at the Internet Movie Database
- Next Stop Wonderland at AllMovie
- Next Stop Wonderland at Box Office Mojo
- Next Stop Wonderland at Metacritic
- Bernieri, Laura, "Production Diary For Next Stop Wonderland" at the Wayback Machine (archived October 23, 1999), Robbins Entertainment Co. (archived 1999)