YMMV / Alice in Wonderland (1985)

• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: The Caterpillar's song "You Are Old Father William" is a textbook example of this; he is briefly transformed into a human and Alice is suddenly dressed as a boy while they dance to the song. After the song, they change back and their conversation continues as if nothing happened. Interestingly though, the song comes straight from the book word for word unlike most of the other songs.
  • The White Queen's transformation into a sheep counts, since the next time Alice sees her she's human again and neither of them ever brings the bizarre scene up again.
• Harsher in Hindsight: The Caterpillar is introduced coughing from the smoke of his hookah. Just five years later, Sammy Davis Jr. died of throat cancer, most likely caused by his heavy smoking habit.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Roddy McDowall plays the March Hare here. A few years later, he'd be playing the Mad Hatter as well (or at least a criminal inspired by and using his name).
• Narm Charm: Too theatrical looking, but it works. Natalie Gregory's acting, which is very impressive for someone her age, manages to sustain the silly costumes.
• Nightmare Fuel: The first appearance of the Jabberwock and the moments leading up to it are infamously scary for what's otherwise a very upbeat and whimsical film. The creature itself has a frightening design and it's accompanied by startling music and thunder as it suddenly appears in Alice's living room, totally destroying the jovial atmosphere of the previous segments.
• Retroactive Recognition: Uncle Jesse as the White King's messenger.
• Tear Jerker:
  • The Cheshire Cat singing "There's No Way Home" to Alice, a quite depressing song about how she should just give up. Poor little Alice just stands there and is forced to listen to him, her face and reaction mirrors the viewer.
    Alice: I think you're a mean old cat!
  • The ending of the likely perpetual farewell of the Wonderland and Looking Glass characters to Alice.
• WTH, Costuming Department?: Alice's wig is notorious for looking too false.

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