Alice In Wonderland (1983) - Mad Tea Party

[Marselenok]

I actually quite like it! It's very unusual and follows the famous illustrations in many interesting ways. And it's really funny for my taste. And Alice looks like our phonetics teacher :D

[Flipperlikesdipper]

this is freaky

[littlenatnatz101]

DUDE...thats the worse version of the mad tea party scene ive ever seen! They had no emphasis or anything on the words or phrases... and they sped through it like nobody's business. oh dear me XD

[killerchipmunkattack]

What I wanna know is why they always leave out the part where the doormouse tells a story...I've heard the way the doormouse says "treeeacle" in the story and it's very very cute!! That's the part I wanna hear =(

[futurelegendfilms]

It doesn't work with American accents.

[Scruffy193]

Good God, man, what is this shit?

[xagao]

hmmm if you read the original book, there is really no part where they are shown as merry.. in fact they're angry most of the time. i think it's a great adaptation, but since we're all used to the Disney happy version, we can't appreciate it..

the acting is bad though XD

[adrekke]

@xagao

The acting is good you mean, its not because their is no drama and no whining like in most american movies that the acting is bad :p ...

Sorry I couldn't help it :p

[lalishelaide]

I want the March Hare.

[MovieProjector]

these are the worst actors ever, and this scene is so rushed

[millyybabess]

The mad hatter looks angry:/ he's suppose to be crazy but happy! And there's no movement, bad acting. I don't like it, definatly the worst rendition of this scene iv ever watched, sorry.

[mishnmashtv]

since WHEN has alice been AMERICAN!, 30 YEARS OLD and this is soooooooo poorly acted

[RickandJamesCo]

Isnt the mad hatter supposed to be joyfully crazy. Not passive aggressive lol. This is way overacted, this dudes goin for an emmy

[Krazieanimefan]

that alice looks like she's about 16-20

any way it's good movie for the 80s LOL.

very good

the bunny scares me,the alice look bad but like a guess that's because they wanted to make alice older like the newest edition

[Condoriano13]

that Hatter is really scary...

[jazzy2339905]

this is VERY scary!!!!!!!!!! the rabbit looks like it belongs in a scarry house

[cherryshygirl26]

why is alice not pure and kind? She seems like a mean person!

[elitadream]

For some reason, That Rabbit costume Scares me a lot. O______0 ;;

[lycanwich]

@elitadream it's cos the rabbit looks angry..

[theicyridge]

Awful Alice, great Andre Gregory. Very nice to see a sincere Mad Hatter.

[rayblack2004]

but i dont think is the line, not i dont understand, they got it wrong

[HEADFIRSTmurderHALOS]

"I don't understand you." lol

[translucency]

This Alice is terrible. Why does she have a british accent in one scene and an american one in another? She is also way too old... and obnoxious too

[jackscal1]

her eyes are very beautiful, which makes her look much more mature than the character is meant to be.

[translucency]

children have beautiful eyes as well!

[jackscal1]

yes, but they dont make her look like a little traditional alice/child, they look too womanlike

[13Elphaba13]

00:37 why did that character's face change suddenly? Bad camera control lol

[fivebearrugs]

That was the point: certain characters wore masks based on the Tenniel illustrations, and when it was time for them to talk, the actors' faces revealed themselves to the audience.

[VladimirVLD]

The act like it's speed acting. Awful.

[TheDrama10111]

0:54 YOUR HAIR WANTS CUTTING

[sukoutoshindo]

I never would have guessed their actions to be annoyed or perhaps angry or sad, but in a way I kind of like it. Although I do prefer the traditional happy/insane because that's what I felt when reading it. I also love how the book is followed strictly, but they still thrown in their own adaptations. 5/5

[murcam]

the hatter reminds me off the penguin from batman returns

[TheGlittergirl4eva]

The March Hare is surpringly CUTE! ahahahaha Not the bst version but its sooo different I love it! ahaha Im a big AIW Fan! ahahah

[godislove92]

this is sooo trippy

[agrv8ion]

Interesting set design.

I see Brandon Flowers too.

Mad Hatter needs an attitude adjustment.

[SnarkyFuzzFox]

These actors aren't very good.

[JRTET21]

alice is hot.

[GothicBassist13]

this hatter is much to serious He is suposed to be goofy and odd they seem upset or angry

[LadySyhoitta]

@GothicBassist13

Perhaps, but as Gregory actually changed the idea of "Alice in Wonderland" all together, this is a very good rendition. Gregory actually changed it from whimsical nonsense to a nightmarish psychological interpretation. In that way, it's very likely he's trying to portray the Mad Hatter not as a goofy buffoon, but as a psychologically challenged individual.

[Hawaiian8Ninja]

you would be too if you were as mad as a hatter

[wheresolive]

They showed him with the mask on first to show what he's supposed to be/look like. Then keeping that in mind, they took it off so you could see the actor's face. They did the same with the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat.

[JRTET21]

Not on imdb.

[SallyTheSquirrel]

This is crappy, but as AIW fan, I must see this version too. Can someone tell me where can I watch the whole thing?

[VAMPIRICROCKSTAR]

Hot March Hare XD I love this scene. People take this WAY to seriously.

[MattJVids]

the guy playing the march hare looks like the lead singer of the killers :P

[mekkio77]

Wow, Zjelko Ivanek looks like Brandon Flowers' long lost brother. He was cute when he was younger.

[Blizzarderful]

I ADORE the way this Mad Hatter speaks and also it's very funny to see a more mature and arrogant Alice! Very fun!

[nrobnas43]

the actors for this version good but they don't but they are too fast and serious. I prefer more goofy and humorous. These guys aren't funny at all. Even the book gives a more silly and less serious feel.

[butterflycandies]

Yup I agree

[iamlawrencebricher]

I don't think the lines of the Mad Hatter or the March Hair are delivered in a very effective way here..

[darlingshotgun]

Why the fuck is Alice like 30 years old?

[crazygypsylady]

Um, because it's an adaptation?

[MagicSnjor]

she most likely older because this is a "Great Performances" Broadway theater archive. I know that doesn't makes since, but with all the older Broadway to film adaptations it usually is older teens to adults playing the parts

[mishnmashtv]

@darlingshotgun lol

[MightyMurloc]

I think that Mad hatter is a bit too agressive here. As much as the Disney ruined the script i do prefer insane to physco

[Corrupt5358]

Badly acted but at least the script hasn't been modified.

[Tibbzbbz]

@Corrupt5358

ur talking out of ur butt when u say its badly acted

[Corrupt5358]

@Tibbzbbz Ur talking out of your butt when u say

[Tibbzbbz]

@Corrupt5358

oooh ye, wot a come back :L

[Soulfouxe]

I love watching different variations of this scene. Some are better than others, but they're all highly entertaining--the Hare and the Hatter are my favorite characters. :D

[zombieboy9x3]

the only quality that saves this from being a complete train-wreck is that it is a version of alice in wonderland... not a good one, but still a version none-the-less.

[golemssoul]

This version seems to follow the original book far better with a heavy gothic/cel shaded look to it and I personal enjoy it versus you "haters"

[Corrupt5358]

very badly acted 1 star for this rubbish.

[xXxPinkyGirlyxXx]

Oh jeez ... lol

This is terrible! .. i know it was made in 1983, but that's no excuse. This stinks.

[CheeseWheel3]

Eh... She's a terrible actor. A very, very terrible actor. The only almost decent actor is the hatter. Nice visual style, though.

[eilinmalenefosse]

I agree with you.

[warhammerdwarf]

i like the hatter in this one (even if its too fast)

hes more Mad as in angry inseadt of "crazy"

[maruchibi88]

omg they talk so fast o_o

this is weird lol

[fivebearrugs]

I found it amusing that the Tea Party Trio are regarded as Alice's friends, yet, they were the RUDEST of all the characters she met in Wonderland and Looking-Glass Land, lol

[TimeLadyDT]

nice costumeing though, very loyal to the scetches in the book.

Actually, i quite like it.

[rachelb77]

Mad Hatter seems angry...sadness

[AdriannaDri]

wow really ast.. kindaa ruins it :/

[Mika151]

So many fucking paradoxes in this movie, damn.

[Iscah37]

It's always tea time AHHH! lmaooo

[laurarox01]

Bad acting and they are talkin WAY too fast

[OsyenVyeter]

They all suck. But you know, isolate your attention to just the hatter and youll note hes quite very good indeed. But as for the march hare and alice they have this poor sense of timing in the fact that they fail to have any sort of real pausing between eachothers lines.

[PepeLuiizProductions]

That Alice is too Old to be Alice XD

[chibichick22]

WHY IS MY FAVOURITE BELOVED SCENE MAD LIKE ANGRY AND NOT MAD AS IN CRAZY!!!:p

[thephilosophylover]

Tea time isnt at 6:00.... its more like 4pm

[Capercaillie100]

It was 6:00 for Alice Liddell's family. That's why tea time is at 6:00 in the novel.

[EndlessOceanGirl]

I like the Martin Short one better :P

[Capercaillie100]

Although i like the effort that went into making the set look exactly like John Tenniel's illustrations, I have several issues with the Mad Tea Party:

- Alice is too old. She cannot convincingly convey the innocence and curiousity of a seven -year- old child.

-The actors are speaking too quickly. The scene is rushed.

- The Hatter is not mad in the right sense of the word. He should be insane, not angry.

-The Dormouse doesn't have a "mousy" voice, and Hare seems depressed.

Could be better.

[megadork456]

I quite agree, not to mention that the March Hare loses his face somewhere between 0:35 and 0:37.

[ZippermouthDune]

yeah i dont really like this...

they seem mad in the different sense of the word

[jackiunder]

this is the worst tea party in alice in wonderland and believe me i have seen loads!!! the mad hatter and the march hare, well, all of them are supposed to be very crazy and wacky and the mad hatter isnt wacky, hes very obnoctous in this one, he should be the mad hatter, not the obnoctious hatter!

[cagwa]

Alice is too sexually attractive. It should be a kid. Also, the video look of the set makes it too real and not dreamy enough like a painting.

[FreakyLynx]

Wow... that's actually the creepiest interpretation of the tea party I have ever seen.

[1Sparrow1]

Bu on the other hand. The term "Mad as a hatter" is because he's crazy. The hatters became sideways and "mad" from the merury glue, they used. Maybe this is the mos REALISTIC madhatter, because of his angry and anti-social behaviour?

[1Sparrow1]

Exactly. Martin needs way more attention on his Madhatter, than the disney version.

(For DaffodilDevil)

[agy44]

jeez. i love the other actors, but alice's acting is horrible. it seems like she's been a stage actor trying to switch over to film acting. she's awful

[1Sparrow1]

this is actually depressing. Very cold, and a angry madhatter. This is depressing to see. The rabbits seems scared and nervous... Martin Short is so much better as the Madhatter

[DaffodilDevil]

i love martin short all too much more too. :)

i just wonder if i will like johnny more than martin in 2010... gosh i can't wait ! teheee

and it bothers me cuz it seems like noboddys know about martins shorts alice but everbody know about stupid disney... -_-

[kerryberry777]

Horrible Actingg, and they do make the Mad Hatter seem like he is angryy. He is not at all.

[meelo146]

mad hatter just seems angry

i think they mis-inturprated mad

mad-angry

not mad -crazy

it was rubbish....

[LeMonsterr]

The Hare reminds me of Marius in Queen of the Dammed(murderer of the books T___T)

[waterlily236]

"Your hair---why don't you cut it?" That was rather random. Where did the March Hare's mask go?

[dimesonmygrassXx]

thier copying lines from the book!

how un-original. >.>

[13Elphaba13]

What are you talking about? Its BASED ON the book!!

[dorymcphee]

Wow, that acting was awful.

[hell5309]

My sentiments exactly, especially for Alice.

[Katiebabes2555]

Alice at the Palace with Meryl Streep is sooo much better...

This is awful hahaa

[VladGLX]

this acting is horrid.

they too fast paced with their lines and such. ridiculous.

[keatonbat]

alice is too old, not to mention her acting isn't so good, however the dialogue is very close to the book. = )

[xXTerrifyingTessaXx]

i'm very much looking forward to the tim burton version :D

[TNS3789]

Alice is so old!

[wonderwhix]

i'm sorry but i really cant help it, i need to comment again! *Why the **** are they reading "No Room" in the beginning?!?!?!?? *Talking too fast!!! *Old Alice??!?? *Bitch Mad Hatter??? *American Accent?!??? *The March Hare is scared to talk! *The Hare and the Dormouse are actully SCARIER than Jason or Freddy! in the end... "That's the stupidest tea party I ever with at, with all my life" Audience: "Same here dear...

[MrOhyeahbaby]

nobody kill me, but i actually find this version very good

[wonderwhix]

would you like me to kill you now? or would you rather do it yourself?

[ginroxify]

me too...

[wonderwhix]

btw, what happened to the rabbit's mask???? did it fell off?? hahhaha

[wonderwhix]

they talk too fast....

[soundninja0]

this.... is awful.

[tisa17kuku]

alice looking to old here,everything looks worst here and the background eww

[trompeyta]

probably the WORST alice in wonderland reannactment ive seen in my life.the rabbit started off with a mask and suddenly it was gone. the dialouge seems unnatural. Also isnt the rabbit supposed to be a cunt not the hatter

[otherFlawliet]

Too right..this is pathetic. And their english accents are just horrendous

[ginroxify]

so which is the first? . .

[Toonvailo]

The Marche Hare is suppose to be the rude one...not the Hatter :-/

[secondcrimson]

Wow. That was just TERRIBLE acting.

[Thespian827]

...This is a bitchy hatter...

[s4vant]

They are talking too quickly, it makes the dialogue seem unnatural; they need to pause more between lines.

[RandomRecollection]

this sucks

[NSBUD420]

that wasnt very accurate acting the madhatter wasnt done very well

[tissetatten]

this is the first time iv seen this, it seems ok..

[emogurl666kayla]

I likethis. :) I also want the rabbits mask. :D

[ArnoldKristopher]

wow... I actually...

hate this...

[missbrennabee]

RABBIT MASK is freaking scary.

[TexasCutie369]

Um..why did the rabbit not have his rabbit head on at 0:37 and after?

[poeforward]

Thanks for posting this. In addition to Poe, I'm a big Lewis Carroll fan.

[mckennadancegirl32]

she sounds like she speaks irish at

0:51

[Gav329217]

haha yuppp

[charlierosefish]

this is very fucked up though i gues thats how lewis carrol wrote it

just this one is sooo different from all the others

[TamamaCandyLover]

The mad hatter seems so rude in this one too.

[wolfgar45]

lol they misinterprited the word "mad".

[cupcakemurder01]

yup

[cowbear1122]

you've never read the book have you

[LovelornSong]

Anyone who says Zeljko (the march hare) can't act is crazy. At this point in his career he had already been nominated for a 1982: Drama Desk award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Cloud 9) and has been nominated for a Tony in 1983 for Best Featured Actor in a Play (Two Shakespearean Actors)

[LelandPD]

Hmm interesting interpretation of the scene. I always saw it as being lighter and a little less intimidating. But i still liked this, it's funny in a different way than i'm used to

[SapphireRapgirl124]

I like this!!!!!

The Dormouse is funni....or maybe him getting hit was

[glancesherlock]

Wow, this is not the Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse. The March Hare is too shy and not insane enough, the Dormouse is too grouchy, and the Hatter is too angry. I'll tell you what, this guy's got nothing on Martin Short.

However, I did love when they kept hitting Dormouse. XD

[eilzomalzo]

this is someon'es portrayal of the book. the image they had in their head when they read it. you have no right to say what the Mad Hatter is or isn't unless your name is Lewis Carroll.

[soragirl792]

bad acting..>: (

[neddx]

Burton's performance is a little sloppy but I like her approach o the character; the polite yet naive persona and the American voice is not a bad idea. The set is f-ing awesome!

[vsusanmoon]

Actually even though this version might seem Dull. It's actually the closest adaption of the Book. The dialogue is exactly from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and even the depicts original lifelike drawings from the book of Tenniels.

SO REALLY IT's An EXcellent Adaption!!!

[ROXASDEWI]

i agree but its so dull and shit,

[eilzomalzo]

the reason it's dull is because this portrayal of madness is more pragmatic than goofy. it's meant to be that way.

[countfudgekula]

I disagree

the closest adaption is jonathan miller's made for tv adaptation from 1966 starring peter cook as the mad hatter and allen bennet as the doormouse. it's on youtube, just search for 'Jonathan Miller Alice' and it should be the first video you see

[medicalgarbage]

It's an excellent real-life interpretation of the illustrations, but the sets are really the only good thing about this. There's a reason most book-to-movie adaptations aren't word-for-word and literal- because that's a terrible way to make a film.

[Claisseee]

alice looks dead, wow thats disapointing.

[kwgybo345]

zjelko ivanek oh you are awesome! (he played the march hare!)

[joemama145]

poe wrote on both. (the answer to the riddle)

[ROXASDEWI]

OMG its shit, why are there napkins saying 'no room' and the dormouse is a fucking beefly bloke and the mad hatters shit.

[montanagunslinger]

you see though...it doesn't really matter if its bad or if its good, only that it is....

Theres a little Alice talking for you

[TamamaCandyLover]

This version is so morbid :(. It's like a freaking soap Oprah! They ruined it.

[FundamentallyMental]

This is the most flat and lifeless version of the mad tea party I have ever seen!! The hatter is so mean :(

[PhantomCake]

the march hare is good. and he's cute!

[tarkeke]

LOOOL!!! This is horrible

[KatieBrain]

Oh good lord...this is atrocious

[manclad9]

this is bloody awful, Americanisation is a terrible thing sometimes

[MrCrotchford]

What a dreadfully poorly acted and directed production this was

[SyNas09]

alice looks too old... :(

[nastrashiadumbass]

the mad hatter is too mean

[Flamingrivers]

damn am I the only one that likes this version as well as the more comical versions?

[shadowaeroE]

=o i love the backround scenery its so cool

[ummmmheyyyy]

wow this is terrible. "I haven't the slightest idea" is not meant to be angry, it's meant to be funny.

laughable.

I agree with Rapture1987

[Rapture1987]

It takes people who speak BRITISH ENGLISH to make the dialogue in a scene like this work. The VAPID, MONOTONOUS, *BLAND* line deliveries and speech patterns of these distinctively AMERICAN actors completely *RUINS* the effect of Lewis Caroll's brilliant dialogue. (The ABSURDIST streak that characterises a lot of BRITISH HUMOUR is sadly VERY VERY difficult to come by in AMERICAN ENGLISH speech)

[xxmetioqurexx]

give other people a chance...whats wrong with our accent dont you dare contradict the way i speak......and it was the actors that ruined this scene not their speech..

[Rapture1987]

That wasn't an indictment on the way all Americans speak, and I had recourse to the literary device of hyperbole to make a point (about the nature of British humour and Lewis Carroll's prose) - I apologise to you if it seemed like I was contradicting the way you speak as an individual, because I assure you that wasn't my intention.

[GorgeousGis3ll3]

that made me want to gag

[Elleyphant]

i really don't like that alice shes not child like at all and anoying

[eljay1988]

meryl streep is wayyyyy better in alice at the palace!

[kafcin]

Mad hatter makes up rimes

The hare his sidekick kicks up at times

As so does the dormouse a little off edge

To alice a dream, a dread she must confess

[catmegan101]

I love how their costumes and background look like it's made of paper. =D

[kflutet]

~<3 i know the answer to the riddle~ xD

[sophieisonfire]

I so wanted to like this, it started out promising, but that was before they spoken. Bareing in mind this is taken from a British peice of literature, it didn't work at all with the American accents. Alice's accent didn't know if it was British or American, it was all over the place.

[ToWalkintheMoonlight]

She is a horrible Alice.

And the Mad Hatter kind of reminds me of the Joker..

[TheDucttapeJedi]

you know

The Hatter doesent come of mad

insted he seams just pissed at the world

and whats the deal with the Hare,

why did he take the Rabbit hood off

its like he premanetly broke charactor

[children280]

It feels like they're saying the words at the wrong pace. And Alice looks like she's 30.

[edcujoba]

is this a movie or a play? Ö

[echolalia48]

the hare is no doubt adorable lmao I can't believe that's zeljko ivanek! aw LOL