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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

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User Rating: 5.6/10 (3,438 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Russ Meyer
Writers:
Roger Ebert (screenplay)
Roger Ebert (story) ...
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Release Date:
17 June 1970 (USA) more
Tagline:
This time... they've really gone more
Plot:
Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Comments:
Schlock at its best. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dolly Read ... Kelly Mac Namara
Cynthia Myers ... Casey Anderson
Marcia McBroom ... Petronella Danforth
John Lazar ... Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell (as John LaZar)
Michael Blodgett ... Lance Rocke
David Gurian ... Harris Allsworth

Edy Williams ... Ashley St. Ives
Erica Gavin ... Roxanne
Phyllis Davis ... Susan Lake

Harrison Page ... Emerson Thorne
Duncan McLeod ... Porter Hall
James Inglehart ... Randy Black (as Jim Iglehart)
Charles Napier ... Baxter Wolfe
Henry Rowland ... Otto
Princess Livingston ... Matron
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
West Germany:18 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:18 (2003 re-rating, uncut) | France:-16 | Singapore:R21 | UK:X (cut) | Australia:R | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (1990) | USA:X | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-18 (2004)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the original script, the Susan Lake and Baxter Wolfe characters were called Anne Welles and Lyon Burke. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During "The Carrie Nation" performances horns can be heard in the music. There is no horn section in the band. more
Quotes:
Casey Anderson: There's juice freaks, and pill freaks, and then everybody's a freak! What you need is grass or a downer or something more
Movie Connections:
References Valley of the Dolls (1967) more
Soundtrack:
A Girl From The City more

FAQ

What did Mike Royko say went wrong with this film?
What's going on with Z-Man and his big reveal at the end?
What does this have to do with the original "Valley of the Dolls"?
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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Schlock at its best., 9 May 2005
10/10
Author: ThrownMuse from The land of the Bunyips

"Harris, make love to me!" "Where? Here?" "NO! IN L.A.!"

A 60s all-girl rock band decides to get in the van and head to Los Angeles to try to make it big. And they find it is super easy, and they make connections fast, but fame and fortune comes at an expense.

Although it claims to be unrelated, this is basically "Valley of the Dolls" made fun and trashy. Yes, this is the movie that is infamous for being written by Roger Ebert. Yes, this is a bad movie with appalling editing. Yes, this is tasteless schlock. But, it is tasteless schlock at its best. Even though the lead cast is comprised of (very lovely) Playboy pin-ups and models that look stoned half the time, they do a great job at portraying immediately corrupted innocents. I actually really enjoy the 60s soul garage music (even though none of the actresses actually played or sang, whoever played and sang for The Carrie Nations sounded damn good--the soundtrack has recently been released to CD, which I plan on picking up and playing at my next trashy dance party). I can watch this movie over and over again, and the unforgettable drug-soaked finale never ceases to shock me. But I really could do without the moralizing voice-over at the end. It makes me question whether or not the filmmakers were really serious about the psychotranny, abortion-pushing lesbian, and other disturbing colorful characters. My Rating: 8/10.

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