john holmes be so famous and he infamous ( a the three amigo would say ) . this be a rashomon like story about the event surround the wonderland murder of the early 1980 and in los angeles . the story be piece together from the retelling of a few of the participant . there be story from the friend perspective and namely david lind ( play by dylan mcdermott ) . he be a participant in the robbery assault at eddie nash place ( eddie nash be a infamous drug dealer and be the suppose to be the same character alfred molina play in boogie night ) and be heavily into the drug scene . there be john holmes perspective ( play by val kilmer ) and which make him out to be a pawn stuck between two king ( with a severe case of cocaine craving ) . there be also the patchwork recollection of john wife ( sharon play by lisa kudrow ) and his girlfriend ( dawn play by kate bosworth ) that fill in the space between the two story . it be basically the same time frame that we be look at and just each character version . the only thing that be miss be the perspective from the dead people . paul thomas anderson boogie night portray john holmes a a slightly heroic character and with a tragic yet comedic karma . he be a caricature of a real person . he be more of less and a mixed up kid that get what he get through his large endowment . director james cox turn the comedy off and make this episode in john life into a nightmare for all of u watch . the detail of the real life murder make this movie even more eerie . val kilmer take what he learn of jim morrison and from the door and enhance the performance for the salton sea and and then far enhance that to bring u the deterioration of john holmes through cocaine . all of the actor pull off very realistic look portrayal of cocaine junky . josh lucas performance stand out a one of the best in the movie . he play ron launius ( i think this character be suppose to be the same a the thomas jane character from boogie night ) . ron be the leader of the gang and love have john holmes around a a novelty and have a cocaine crave like shark enjoy blood . the cocaine use seem so realistic a to make one think . do they really use splenda . where boogie night have a bubblegum pop feel to it ( lot of color and 70 nostalgia ) and wonderland be dark . the action be fast and furious and with a lot of jump . it be twitchy and grainy . there be no comedy and just a never end pace and a if the director be try to put u into the nervous and fast paced and edgy cocaine high to make u feel what the character be feel . this be a graphic movie . it have one of the most intensely violent scene i have ever see in a movie . it actually show the murder themselves ( through the eye of john holmes at first and then from a third person perspective ) . it be so graphic and it look like police evidence of a crime . i have to pause after this scene and remind myself this be just a movie . this movie be definitely not recommend for everyone . i recommend it a a good alternative to boogie night and for those interested in the other side of john holmes . celluloid rehab .