View production, box office, & company info. One Sheet (27" X 41"). [35], Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote that the film "comes off with a slightly higher rating" than the original Valley of the Dolls book and movie, but thought that by "quite consciously attempting to parody his earlier movies" Meyer had "become patronizing. King of the Funny Skin Flicks by Roger Ebert. [7], At the time we were working on BVD I didn't really understand how unusual the project was. It has women posing as men. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Almost every frame is jammed with vibrant, sharp color and the whole show zooms along at such a feverish pace that you're left breathless.The Stuff I Didn't Like: As I said before, my problem with this movie is the ending. An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. Except for all the beautiful groovy nekkid people, wow did this movie suck. It has lesbian sex scenes. The film had its world premiere at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood on June 17, 1970. The film was directed by Russ Meyer and co-written by Meyer and Roger Ebert.[6]. [13] Ebert said that Beyond the Valley of the Dolls seemed "like a movie that got made by accident when the lunatics took over the asylum". After Susan promises Kelly a third of her inheritance, Porter Hall, her sleazy financial advisor, discredits Kelly as a "hippie" to dissuade Susan from dividing the fortune he secretly wants to embezzle. Posters for the movie read, "This is not a sequel—there has never been anything like it". Dissidents Plan Proxy Battle for Fox Control: Lawyer, N.Y. AKA: La vallée des poupées. It lampoons the southern Californian "scene" in the late '60's by relating the adventures of the three members of a girl band who find fame and fortune in Hollywood. Tag: subtitrare Beyond the valley of the dolls Comentariu subtitrare Rezumat Mari amatoare de distractii, explozivele Kelly, Casey si Pet au o formatie de rock, cu … It's 1933, in the midst of the Depression and Prohibition. Casey and Roxanne share a tender romance and Susan Lake is reunited with her former fiancé, Baxter Wolfe. "Incense and Peppermints", some incidental music, and the Strawberry Alarm Clock's Hammond organ instrumental "Toy Boy" are missing from all soundtrack releases. Holloway's script was discarded and the film critic Roger Ebert took a five-week leave of absence from the Chicago Sun-Times to write a script. The song "Once I Had A Love" was released on the CD Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls/Groupie Girl (Screen Gold Records SGLDCD00010) along with the songs from the LP from 1970. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American satirical[4][5] musical melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, Phyllis Davis, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, and David Gurian. Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze. Story of a slave revolt on a 19th-century Caribbean island. Directed by Russ Meyer. Film Comment; New York Vol. Smog Gets the Blame Again NORMA LEE BROWNING. It's a brutal climb to reach that peak.. You stand there, waiting for the rush. When Kelly angrily rejects his offer at one of Z-Man's parties, Susan learns of his underhanded ploy and severs her ties with him. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.2 and a MetaScore of 60. Broker Vow to Alter 'Flight to Financial Ruin' Dissidents Plan Fight for Fox This film has a sleeping woman performing on a gun which is in her mouth. Some information and/or images in this header may be provided either partially or in full from The Movie Database. The four travel to Los Angeles to find Kelly's estranged aunt, Susan Lake, heiress to a family fortune. The band is so well-received that Z-Man becomes their svengali manager, changing their name to the Carrie Nations and starting a long-simmering feud with Harris. [26] Ebert says Meyer "directed his actors with a poker face, solemnly discussing the motivations behind each scene. Vocals for the lip-synced songs were performed by Lynn Carey (Mama Lion), a blue-eyed soul singer based in Los Angeles, together with Barbara Robison, the lead singer of Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Meyer's intention was to have the actors perform the material in a straightforward manner, saying "If the actors perform as if they know they have funny lines, it won't work." [29], Initially the film was given an X rating by the MPAA;[30] in 1990, it was reclassified as NC-17. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, then, is unequivocally the first full-blown iteration of its kind in popular American cinema, a film that dismantles the threat of lascivious behavior and the exploitation of women by maintaining an unwavering hard-on for the very behavior it … Beyond the Valley of the Dolls You either love Russ Meyer's garishly sexist movies about bodacious babes and priapic men or you find them utterly disgusting. I don't know why I feel so compelled to write about this movie. MOVE CALL SHEET: Director for 'Dolls' Sequel It is also perversely enjoyable if one is prepared to laugh at it as well as with it. With Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar. Awards & Events. Meyer says he and Ebert wrote a 127-page treatment in 10 days and the script in three weeks. Los Angeles Times 12 Mar 1981: h1. Los Angeles Times 20 Aug 1969: e17. There had to be music, mod clothes, black characters, violence, romantic love, soap opera situations, behind-the-scenes intrigue, fantastic sets, lesbians, orgies, drugs and (eventually) an ending that tied everything together. But in hindsight I can recognize that the conditions of its making were almost miraculous. By ALJEAN HARMETZHOLLYWOOD.. New York Times 21 Dec 1969: D17. (This is, after all, a Russ Meyer film!) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is an Comedy, Drama, Thriller movie that was released in 1970 and has a run time of 1 hr 50 min. Kelly devotes herself to caring for Harris and Emerson forgives Pet for her infidelity. Cynthia's Fate: Poster Gallery of 17 movie poster and cover images for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). And BVD was made at a time when the studio's own fortunes were so low that the movie was seen almost fatalistically, as a gamble that none of the more respectable studio executives really wanted to think about, so that there was a minimum of supervision (or even cognizance) from the Front Office. Casey, distraught at getting pregnant and wary of men's foibles, has a lesbian affair with fashion designer Roxanne, who pressures her to have an abortion. "[38], Gary Arnold of The Washington Post declared it "a mess, a disaster, a stinkeroo, the most wretched of wretched movies," adding, "Disregard anything you hear in the so-bad-it's-good or it's-all-a-put-on veins. [8] In November, it was reported that Barbara Parkins would return in the film, but Patty Duke and Sharon Tate would not. [1] She also sings "Once I had Love", written by Stu Phillips and herself.[1]. Synopsis: An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance. Whereas "Valley of the Dolls" is unintentional camp, "BVD" is intentional camp. [16], Meyer said when Fox offered him the film "I felt like I had pulled off the biggest caper in the world. By the time “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” came out in 1970, Charles Manson and his “Family” had already put the final nails in the coffin of the 1960’s by murdering original “Valley of the Dolls” co-star, Sharon Tate, and a handful of others. "[34] He later put it on his list of the 20 worst films of the year. Although it would not be appropriate for me to review it or give it a star rating, I offer the following observations written for Film Comment magazine on the occasion of the movie's 10th anniversary in 1980. It has since grossed more than $40 million from theatrical revivals and video sales, according to Roger Ebert. [43] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 75% from 28 reviews. It has lesbian sex scenes. Porter offers Kelly $50,000 to relinquish any claim to Susan's inheritance. You're alone. By the time “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” came out in 1970, Charles Manson and his “Family” had already put the final nails in the coffin of the 1960’s by murdering original “Valley of the Dolls” co-star, Sharon Tate, and a handful of others. What to Watch Latest Trailers IMDb TV IMDb Originals IMDb Picks IMDb Podcasts. In the US, The Criterion Collection released the film on DVD and Blu-ray on September 27, 2016 along with Valley of the Dolls.[33]. Having achieved overnight fame, our busty, lusty heroines then confront the Dark Side Of Success, finding themselves quickly entangled in various soap opera-ish sub-plots.The Suff I Liked: The acting: good, not great, but great acting would only detract from a movie like this. [14], Meyer submitted the script to Richard Zanuck at Fox in September and Zanuck greenlit the film. Directed by Russ Meyer. PAM GRIER IS SHEDDING HER REDUNDANT IMAGE Title: 20 FILMS SCHEDULED FOR SHOOTING AT FOX Los Angeles Times 23 June 1969: c18. [7], Susann sued Fox for $10 million for damaging her reputation by making the film, saying it was "sex exploitation film, employs total nudity and is scandalous of content."[31]. Three couples—Kelly and Harris, Pet and Emerson, and Susan and Baxter—wed while Porter watches from outside the courthouse window. Los Angeles Times 26 Aug 1969: d17. Jacqueline Susann, author of the unconnected novel Valley of the Dolls, sought an injunction against its release but failed. As a result, the studio placed a disclaimer at the beginning of the film informing the audience that the two films were not intended to be connected. Gorgeous and voluptuous 5'3 brunette knockout cynthia jeanette myers was born on september 12, 1950, in toledo, ohio. "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" is soft-core auteur Russ Meyer's drug-drenched, sex-soaked parody of "Valley of the Dolls," the film based on Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel of the same name. It is also written by Roger Ebert, who had become friends with Russ Meyer after writing favorable reviews of several of his films. Thomas, Kevin. 273k members in the fullmoviesonyoutube community. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Synopsis: This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. "[44], According to Fox records the film required $4,100,000 in theatrical rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $7,000,000 so made a profit to the studio. It wasn't easy to leave [10] A script was written by Jean Holloway. "[15], Meyer's intention was for the film to "simultaneously be a satire, a serious melodrama, a rock musical, a comedy, a violent exploitation picture, a skin flick, and a moralistic expose (so soon after the Sharon Tate murders) of what the opening crawl called 'the oft-times nightmarish world of Show Business'". The performances I particularly like are those of John LaZar as flamboyant Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell, Phyllis Davis as Kelly's kindly Aunt Susan, and Edy Williams as, hilariously, oversexed porn star Ashley St. Ives. [25], Meyer and Ebert kept the costs down by writing "97 percent of the film" for existing sets on the Fox backlot. The Washington Post, Times Herald 28 Apr 1970: B16. I like supergirl, musicals, and my hubby christopher myers. The motion picture that shows what America's all time #1 best seller first put into words!. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls posters for sale online. In a small border town, a sheriff and his 'associate' who are involved in an operation in which they divert marijuana through the border, must kill another smuggler who has gone into business for himself. [N 1] Z-Man goes on a murderous rampage: he beheads Lance with a sword, stabs his servant Otto to death, and shoots Roxanne and Casey, killing them. As the three female leads, Dolly Read (Kelly), Cynthia Myers (Casey), and Marcia McBroom (Pet), are, if nothing else, energetic and certainly gorgeous to look at. is overpowering. The basic idea of the plot is about this all-girl rock band that travels out to LA, and all the sex and jealousy that ensues. Russ Meyer: Ten Years After the 'Beyond' Those discriminating viewers seeking insightful social commentary, three-dimensional characters, and plot twists that actually make sense had better look elsewhere. "Valley of the Dolls plus my own name will be enough," said Meyer. This kicks off with the murder of one Adolf Schwartz (who bears a striking resemblance to another famous Adolf) by placing a ravenous piranha fish in his bathtub. [2], The production of the film, along with Myra Breckinridge, helped lead to the ousting of Richard Zanuck from Fox. [11][12], Meyer said Richard Zanuck, head of Fox, gave him a weekend to come up with an idea of how it could be done "stressing budget strongly in line with the whole ideas of making movies more cheaply" and encouraging him to "make an R film smashing against an X rating."[13]. The suit did not go to trial until after Susann's death in September 1974. Harris is able to move his feet, the start of his recovery from paralysis. "It's not The Killing of Sister George. Chicago Tribune 24 June 1968: b10. Responding to a desperate phone call Casey made shortly before her death, Kelly, Harris, Pet, and Emerson arrive at Z-Man's house to subdue him. to continue watching. Film Comment; New York Vol. "[36], Variety wrote that it was "not much of a film. Producer-director Russ Meyer, who once made low-budget sex pix which had a crude and innocuous charm but not much of a story, this time around spent between 20 and 30 times the money he used to have, and got less for it. Wood, Robert E. Los Angeles Times 10 Mar 1971: c7. Susann Suing. [7], Ebert said the plot was derived in collaboration "by creating characters and then working out situations to cover the range of exploitable content we wanted in the film. Los Angeles Times 30 Nov 1969: s18. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, conocida en México como Más allá del valle de las muñecas y en España como El valle de los placeres, es una película del género drama, comedia y musical de 1970 dirigida por Russ Meyer [1] y protagonizada por Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers y Marcia McBroom. Image dimensions: 1910 x 2910. The film later developed a cult following in subsequent decades, and earned some critical reappraisal for its satirical and metafictional elements. The music: some great, late-'60's style rock songs. Some of the actors asked me whether their dialogue wasn't supposed to be humorous, but Meyer discussed it so seriously with them that they hesitated to risk offending him by voicing such a suggestion. While he's away flying in tourists, she gets it on with practically everybody including a husband and his wife, and ... See full summary ». In one weekend, I watched it three times. Starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar Meyer's response to the original X rating was to attempt to re-edit the film to insert more nudity and sex, but Fox wanted to get the movie released quickly and would not give him the time. [13] Neither of them had read the novel but they watched the 1967 film and used the same formula: Three young girls come to Hollywood, find fame and fortune, are threatened by sex, violence, and drugs, and either do or do not win redemption," according to Ebert. Harris's further descent into drug and alcohol use leads to a fistfight with Lance and a one-night stand with Casey which results in pregnancy. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Parents Guide. Believe it or not even in Smalltown USA there are still people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. * Ebert's Note: "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," a movie for which I wrote the screenplay in 1969, has over the years become a cult film. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) ... (IMDB macmeisterx) An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Jacqueline Susann, author of the novel Valley of the Dolls, had come up with the title while she was writing her second novel The Love Machine. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. [11], In August 1969 Fox announced that the film would no longer be made by Irving Mansfield. The film was initially critically panned. Their fairy-tale romance frays when Pet sleeps with Randy Black, a violent prize fighter who beats up Emerson and tries to run him down with a car. Channing 'Frizzy' in Next Opus Oh, Those Beautiful Dolls! Please click "Continue" to register for a free account, it only takes a minute. Instead they had hired Russ Meyer, whose recent movie Vixen had been a massive commercial success. I love the color, the music, the whiz-bang editing, the campy dramatics...it would be a true classic if not for one thing: the distasteful, disastrous ending. [7], Most of the film's music was written by Stu Phillips. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970. "[39] Mike Wallington of The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "corny, moralising, guileless, and visually about as appealing as a Christmas wrapper. [42] In 2001, the Village Voice named the film #87 on its list of the 100 Greatest Films of the Century. I had seen "BVD" a couple of years back and recently rented it again. While Roger Ebert’s screenplay contains overt jabs at Hollywood’s culture of exploitation, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls cannot be called anything … I took the first step when I left. You've got to climb Mount Everest..... to reach the Valley of the Dolls.. Beautiful women prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison, until 5 of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with the reluctant help of 2 male fruit vendors. He hires on with Lute Wade to ... See full summary », Three bad boy motorcyclists get kicks raping women and generally being a nuisance. Valley of the Dolls subtitles. Does anybody out there know if there is a soundtrack available? Notebook Soundtrack Mix #12: Trippin' on Eggshells—The Hippie Exploitation Mix, Hulu in September: Here’s Everything Coming and Going, Unauthorized Remakes, Adaptations, Sequels and Cash-Ins. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business. I never meant to start that climb.. The critical consensus reads: "Confidently campy and played with groovy conviction, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is an exuberant expression of both the hilarity and terror that comes with free love. I won't give it away, except to say that it is repellent, gratuitously violent, and so dark and brutal as to be completely out of sync with the gaudy, campy scenes that precede it.My suggestion - skip the last 15 minutes or so, and just enjoy the long, riotous bacchanal that comes before. Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze. 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The reviews have improved to become more mixed at the present, with critics agreeing it was much better than the film it parodied. [28] The original vinyl soundtrack, reissued in the early 2000s, substitutes Ami Rushes' vocals for Lynn Carey's originals, and includes one song, "Once I Had Love", not on the 2003 CD reissue. This idyllic existence ends when Z-Man invites Casey, Roxanne, and Lance to a psychedelic-fueled party at his house. When they rape a veterinarian's wife, he takes exception and pursues them, teaming up with a Cajun woman ... See full summary ». Full Movies on YouTube! "She would cost us too much money. Completely topless. New England and headed for New York.. Because Meyer always discussed their roles and the film so seriously, they did not want to unintentionally insult him by asking, so they broached the question to Ebert, instead. [13], Meyer said even if Parkins had wanted to do the film they would not have used her. RUSS MEYER: King of the Nudies It has women posing as men. Meyer wanted the film to appeal, in some way, to almost anyone who was under thirty and went to the movies. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American satirical musical melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, Phyllis Davis, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, and David Gurian. What did Mike Royko say went wrong with this film? [28], Members of the fictitious Carrie Nations neither sing nor play their own instruments in the film. Three young women—Kelly MacNamara, Casey Anderson, and Petronella "Pet" Danforth—perform in a rock band, the Kelly Affair, managed by Harris Allsworth, Kelly's boyfriend. Beyond met a similar fate; it was initially panned by critics but became a box office success. After Z-Man tries to seduce Lance, who spurns him, he reveals that he has breasts and is a female in drag. Ebert, Roger. Upon release, Ebert's future TV co-host Gene Siskel gave the film zero stars out of four, writing in the Chicago Tribune that the film "unfolds with all of the humor and excitement of a padded bra ... Boredom aplenty is provided by a screenplay which for some reason has been turned over to a screenwriting neophyte. In the UK, Arrow Video released the film on Blu-ray on January 18, 2016, in a special edition with The Seven Minutes. No, they're not accomplished thespians, but then Russ Meyer chose his actresses more for their cup sizes than their emoting skills. Benefits. "[14], Because the film was put together so quickly, some plot decisions, such as the character Z-Man being revealed as a woman in drag,[27] were made on the spot, without the chance to bring previous already-shot scenes into alignment with the new development. Following Vixen!, Gavin appeared in one more Russ Meyer film, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, written by famed film critic Roger Ebert. It's an anthology of stock situations, characters, dialogue, clichés and stereotypes, set to music and manipulated to work as exposition and satire at the same time; it's cause and effect, a wind-up machine to generate emotions, pure movie without message. Originally intended as a sequel to the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls—"dolls" being a slang term for depressant pills or "downers"—Beyond the Valley of the Dolls was instead revised as a parody of the commercially successful but critically reviled original. "[40], John Waters has expressed admiration for the film citing it as "one of the best movies ever made. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls was released as a two-disc, special-edition DVD set on June 13, 2006, which is now out of print. It has women posing as men. 16, Iss. Phillips adapted Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice for the psychedelic scene at Z-Man's house near the film's end. Martin, Betty. [13], Pam Grier made her film debut as an extra in a party scene. Some New Faces in Crowd at Warner's Haber, Joyce. The craze that began in San Francisco is now exploding across the USA and Europe. It is a grievously sick melange of hypermammalian girls, obvious double-entendres and sadistic violence. There they find success, but luckily for us, they sink into a cesspool of decadence. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls [45][46], Despite an X rating and a modest budget of $900,000,[2] Beyond the Valley of the Dolls grossed 10 times that amount in the U.S. market,[47] qualifying it as a hit for Fox. Mark Logan . Harris survives the fall but becomes paraplegic from his injuries. She wrote a treatment and in June 1968 it was reported Fox wanted Dorothy Kingsley to write a screenplay but she was busy on Bracken's World. of exhilaration, but it doesn't come. Folded, Very Fine-. As we prepare for the return of Prince Akeem in Coming 2 America, we present our guide to comic legend Eddie Murphy's essential films. Use the HTML below. There they find success, but luckily for us, they sink into a cesspool of decadence. After losing Kelly, Harris is seduced by the sexually aggressive porn star Ashley St. Ives. The plot concerns the previously mentioned trio of female rockers and their escapades in La-La Land. Upset at being pushed to the sidelines, Harris attempts suicide by leaping from the rafters of a sound stage during a television appearance by the band. Carey's and Robison's voices are showcased on the apocalyptic rocker "Find It" (by Stu Phillips and Carey),[1] the earnest folk anthem "Come With the Gentle People" (by Stu Phillips and Bob Stone),[1] the raunchy R&B of "Sweet Talking Candyman" (by Phillips and Stone),[1] the lilting ballad "In the Long Run" (by Phillips and Stone),[1] and the soulful strut of "Look On Up At the Bottom" (also by Phillips and Stone). Buy Beyond the Valley of the Dolls movie posters from Movie Poster Shop. Meyer wanted to use his own writer, the critic Roger Ebert. Was this review helpful to you? Three go-go dancers holding a young girl hostage come across a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert. How did Valley Of The Dolls and Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls—once considered disreputable camp—get to be part of Fox's "Cinema Classics Collection"? However, 20th Century Fox re-released it on the second disc of the four-disc variety feature pack, Studio Classics: Set 9, which also includes All About Eve, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, and Valley of the Dolls, on May 4, 2010. An independent X-rated filmmaker and an inexperienced screenwriter were brought into a major studio and given carte blanche to turn out a satire of one of the studio's own hits. "[13], Roger Ebert revealed that many of the film's themes and characters were based upon real people and events, but because neither Ebert nor Russ Meyer actually met these people, their characterizations were based on pure speculation. We’re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. No-one knows ... See full summary », Clint Ramsey has to leave his job working at Martin Bormann's gas station and flee after his wife is murdered by psycho cop Harry Sledge, who tries to pin the murder on Clint. "[41], Since its release in 1970, the film has acquired a cult following and has even been included in various "best of" lists by movie critics. In 2000, Canadian magazine Take One included it in their "Best Films of the 1970s" critics poll. Crossing ... See full summary », Vixen lives in a Canadian mountain resort with her naive pilot husband. Kelly is reunited with her long-lost aunt who takes the girls to a wild, swingin' party at the home of Ronnie Barzell, a rock promoter; Barzell enthusiastically signs the band to a contract after they do an impromptu performance for his guests. Log In. Who did it? 1, (Jan/Feb 1973): 35-46. Levonna and Lamar could have the perfect relationship if it were not Lamar's obsession with rear entry. An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. Parkins was no longer attached to the film. And the feeling of loneliness. Written by "[13], He described the film as "a soap opera for young people, a cornocopia of wild, way-out now entertainment. She also appeared in Jonathan Demme's women-in … Pet has a seemingly enchanted romance with law student Emerson Thorne after a meet cute at one of Z-Man's parties. Starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams, Charles Napier, Haji, and Pam Grier. Her estate won a $2 million verdict against the studio in August 1975.[32]. The CD does not contain the original film versions, only the new recordings for the LP from 1970, with four songs by Ami Rushes and two by Barbara Robison. An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. The result is that BVD has a curious tone all of its own... from actors directed at right angles to the material. King of the Nudies on Biggest Film Caper Yet There they find success, but luckily for us, they sink into a cesspool of decadence. "[37], Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times panned the film as a "a treat for the emotionally retarded, sexually inadequate and dimwitted. Gender politics aside, I don't really know if Valley of the Dolls was a very incisive look at Hollywood back in 1967, but I think its relative toothlessness in this day and age is pretty apparent. Undeterred, Susan introduces the Kelly Affair to a flamboyant, well-connected rock producer, Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell, who coaxes them into an impromptu performance at one of his outrageous parties (after a set by real-life band Strawberry Alarm Clock). [14] He later added "We would include some of the sensational elements of the original story- homosexuality, crippling diseases, characters based on "real" people, events out of recent headlines- but, again, with flat-out exaggeration. The response to his work is that clear-cut. This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). High resolution official theatrical movie poster for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). However, the CD edition of the soundtrack (Soundtrack Classics SCL 1408 and Harkit Records HRKCD 8032) contains 25 songs compared to the 12 songs on the vinyl version, with the original film versions plus Lynn Carey and Barbara Robison bonus tracks.