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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

X  |   |  Comedy, Music  |  17 June 1970 (USA)
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Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze.

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Storyline

This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. There they find success, but luckily for us, they sink into a cesspool of decadence. This film has a sleeping woman performing on a gun which is in her mouth. It has women posing as men. It has lesbian sex scenes. It is also written by Roger Ebert, who had become friends with Russ Meyer after writing favorable reviews of several of his films. Written by Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>

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This is not a sequel. There has never been anything like it! See more »

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Comedy | Music

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17 June 1970 (USA)  »

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Más allá del valle de las muñecas  »

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$900,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$9,000,000 (USA)
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Trivia

Dolly Read wears a polka-dot lounge pants suit in the first party scene at Ronnie Z-Man's Malibu beach house that had been worn by Sharon Tate in the original Valley of the Dolls (1967) film. In the DVD commentary for this film, Dolly mentions this fact and that she had a crying fit--she did not wish to wear Sharon's old outfit as Sharon had already been murdered when the scene was being filmed. See more »

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During the first party scene, Emerson drops a tray carrying multiple bottles of scotch. In next shot, floor is covered with broken glass but no spilled liquid. See more »

Quotes

Ashley St. Ives: You're a groovy boy. I'd like to strap you on sometime.
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Crazy Credits

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Soundtracks

Bridal Chorus
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The Citizen Kane of camp.
30 July 2007 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Russ Meyer's most lavish production is still jaw dropping, and still beyond comparison. BTVOTD is the ultimate camp film that, unlike Valley of the Dolls, is knowingly campy, deliberately absurd, never comes down to earth, and achieves a non stop contact high. Beyond description, it must be seen to be believed. A rapid fire, mind-rending parody of virtually every genre and cliché squeezed into a 2 hour film which hasn't aged a bit and has seen its reputation grow since its initial release in 1970. The songs, dialog, direction, editing, music, and acting all provide endless amazement every time I see it. In the 30 plus years since its release nothing else comes close to the experience of this film. Even more than The Rocky Horror Picture Show, BEYOND is a true audience film with so many lines and scenes that viewers have memorized. BEYOND is and was ahead of its time, and remains essential viewing.
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