Willy's Wonderland

Willy's Wonderland
Willy's Wonderland
	Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Kevin Lewis
Screenplay by	G. O. Parsons
Produced by	Nicolas Cage; Grant Cramer; Jeremy Davis; David Ozer; Bryan Lord;
Starring	Nicolas Cage; Emily Tosta; Ric Reitz; David Sheftell; Beth Grant;
Cinematography	David Newbert
Edited by	Ryan Liebert
Music by	Émoi
Production; companies	Landmark Studio Group; Baffin Media LTD; Saturn Films; JD Entertainment; Landafar Entertainment;
Distributed by	Screen Media Films
Release date	February 12, 2021 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$457,144

Willy's Wonderland is a 2021 American action comedy horror film directed by Kevin Lewis from a screenplay written by G. O. Parsons.^[4] The film stars Nicolas Cage, who also served as producer, along with Emily Tosta, Ric Reitz, David Sheftell and Beth Grant. It follows a quiet drifter who is tricked into cleaning up an abandoned family entertainment center inhabited by eight murderous animatronic characters who are possessed with the souls of a cannibalistic killer and his seven psychotic colleagues.

The project was announced in October 2019, with screenwriter Parsons having conceived the idea. It caught Cage's attention, who agreed to participate as both an actor and a producer.^[5] Lewis was hired as director in December 2019 while the main cast joined in February 2020.^[6]

Willy's Wonderland was originally set for a worldwide theatrical release on October 30, 2020, but was postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it was released through video on demand, with a simultaneous limited theatrical release in the United States, on February 12, 2021, by Screen Media Films. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for Cage's performance.

^ Munro, Shaun (February 12, 2021). "Movie Review – Willy's Wonderland (2021)". Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "Willy's Wonderland". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Willy's Wonderland". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "'Willy's Wonderland' Trailer Traps Nicolas Cage in a Nightmare World of Killer Animatronics". MovieWeb. January 15, 2021. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ "Watch Nicolas Cage battle giant animatronic animals in 'Willy's Wonderland' teaser". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 29, 2019). "Nicolas Cage To Star In Genre Thriller 'Wally's Wonderland'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

[1] Munro, Shaun (February 12, 2021). "Movie Review – Willy's Wonderland (2021)". Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[2] "Willy's Wonderland". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[3] "Willy's Wonderland". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[4] "'Willy's Wonderland' Trailer Traps Nicolas Cage in a Nightmare World of Killer Animatronics". MovieWeb. January 15, 2021. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[5] "Watch Nicolas Cage battle giant animatronic animals in 'Willy's Wonderland' teaser". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[tosta-6] Wiseman, Andreas (October 29, 2019). "Nicolas Cage To Star In Genre Thriller 'Wally's Wonderland'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

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