Next Stop Wonderland
Next Stop Wonderland

Next Stop Wonderland

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1998
1h 36m
5.9(91 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Overview

Dumped by her loser boyfriend, Erin's love life hits rock bottom when her overbearing mother places an embarrassing ad in the "personals" section of a local newspaper on her behalf. Erin's disgust turns to curiosity as she searches for the right guy in a hilarious series of disastrous dates. Meanwhile, a lonely ex-plumber named Alan clumsily searches for his dream job while narrowly missing one chance meeting with Erin after another.

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Production Companies

Miramax

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

64 members
Acting

Hope Davis

Erin Castleton

Hope Davis
Acting

Alan Gelfant

Alan Monteiro

Alan Gelfant
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Victor Argo

Frank

Victor Argo
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H. Jon Benjamin

Eric

H. Jon Benjamin
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Cara Buono

Julie

Cara Buono
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Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Brett

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Sean

Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Jason Lewis

Rory

Jason Lewis
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Roger Rees

Ray Thornback

Roger Rees
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Sam Seder

Kevin Monteiro

Sam Seder
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Robert Stanton

Robert

Robert Stanton
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Holland Taylor

Piper Castleton

Holland Taylor
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Callie Thorne

Cricket

Callie Thorne
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Jimmy Tingle

Lowrey the Bartender

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Writing

Lyn Vaus

Daryl

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José Zúñiga

Andre de Silva

José Zúñiga
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Robert Klein

Arty Lesser

Robert Klein
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Ken Cheeseman

Rick

Ken Cheeseman
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E. Katherine Kerr

Candice

E. Katherine Kerr
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Pamela Hart

Berit

Pamela Hart
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Diane Beckett

Seana

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Jeremy Geidt

Bookseller

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Dave Gilloran

Aquarium Volunteer

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Luz Alexandra Ramos

Thalia

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Kemp Harris

Ben

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Neil Gustafson

Yuri Spinov

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Jack Sweet

Sal

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Paula Lyons

TV News Anchor

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Directing

Arnie Reisman

Arnie Reisman

Arnie Reisman
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Betsy Nally

School Girl

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Bronwyn Sims

Traci

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Production

Renita Gale

Arizona Reporter

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Paula Plum

Denise Shebola

Paula Plum
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Greg Watson

Frank's Crony

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Bob Larkin

Arty Lesser's Crony

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Paul Wagner

Bob

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Alan Horwitz

Aquarium Guest

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Todd Robinson

Society Photographer

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Walter Krause

Pilot

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Wayne Pretlow

Oliver

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Writing

Ernest Thompson

Nathan

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Charley Broderick

Desmond

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Aleksander Wierzbicki

Barry

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Andrea Grano

Pub Waitress

Andrea Grano
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Lori Haims

Restaurant Waitress

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Elizabeth Lindsey

Drunk Woman

Elizabeth Lindsey
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Frank T. Wells

Alan's Father

Frank T. Wells
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Steve Sweeney

Cab Driver

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James O'Connell

Linoleum Man

James O'Connell
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Melinda Lopez

Flight Attendant

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Sandi Carroll

Woman on Plane

Sandi Carroll
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Winston Bramen

Phone Suitor

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Ed Regine

Phone Suitor

Ed Regine
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Will LeBow

Phone Suitor

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Eric Roemele

Phone Suitor

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Tom Cotter

Phone Suitor

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D.W. Ferranti

Phone Suitor

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Charles Laquidara

Phone Suitor

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Eric Ruben

Phone Suitor

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Ken Mason

Phone Suitor

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Scott Richards

Phone Suitor

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Al Ducharme

Phone Suitor

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Bob Druwing

Phone Suitor

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Emma Shaw

Bailey

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