Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ( 1970 )

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ( 1970 ) (DVD) (*)

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Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1970 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Russ Meyer

Written By:
Roger Ebert

Actors:
Dolly Read ..... Kelly Mac Namara
Cynthia Myers ..... Casey Anderson
Marcia McBroom ..... Petronella Danforth
John Lazar ..... Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell
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

Synopsis:

In Russ Meyer's BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, all-girl rock band the Kelly Affair moves to Los Angeles in pursuit of fame and fortune. Upon meeting wealthy rock scenester Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell (John Lazar) at one of his lavish parties, they believe they've met the man who can bring them fame. Changing their name to The Carry Nations, they navigate their way through a maze of sexual misadventures, drugs, and brushes with some very unpleasant characters only to find that fame comes at a price. Livening up the considerably frantic proceedings are Meyer starlets Edy Williams and Erica Gavin (VIXEN) as well as an appearance by the Strawberry Alarm Clock. Finally invited to work within a major studio (20th Century Fox) following the enormous success of 1968's VIXEN, Meyer, along with screenwriter Roger Ebert, created the ultimate sex, drugs, and rock & roll film of the psychedelic era. An altogether odd mixture of comedy, drama, and left-field shocks punctuated with memorably wacky lines, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS lets Meyer's reliably decadent formula mingle agreeably with the psychedelia of the time.

A hip and happenin' all girl rock group head to LA to claim lead-singer Kelly's inheritance and make it (and make it) in LA. They immediately fall under the spell of rock'n'roll Svengali, the 'Teen Tycoon' of rock Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell, and other rapacious Hollywood party types as lustful porno actress Ashley St Ives, ravenous lesbian Roxanne and shady lawyer Porter Hall. Soon the girls fall into a morass of drugs and deceit as their recording success soars. It takes several tragedies to make them stop and think... but is it too late?

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 26 October, 2014.