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Valley of the Dolls (1967) -- Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young ladies in show business.

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Director:
Writers:
Jacqueline Susann (novel)
Helen Deutsch (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 February 1968 (Sweden) more
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Tagline:
The nation's most startling and hotly discussed best-seller now on the screen with every shock and sensation intact more
Plot:
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young ladies in show business. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
"This is my yard/So I will try hard/To welcome friends/I have yet to know!" more (118 total)

Cast

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Barbara Parkins ... Anne Welles

Patty Duke ... Neely O'Hara
Paul Burke ... Lyon Burke

Sharon Tate ... Jennifer North
Tony Scotti ... Tony Polar
Martin Milner ... Mel Anderson
Charles Drake ... Kevin Gillmore
Alexander Davion ... Ted Casablanca (as Alex Davion)
Lee Grant ... Miriam Polar

Naomi Stevens ... Miss Steinberg
Robert H. Harris ... Henry Bellamy
Jacqueline Susann ... First Reporter
Robert Viharo ... Director

Joey Bishop ... MC at Telethon

George Jessel ... MC Grammy Awards
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving substance abuse, some sexual content, partial nudity and language. (2006 re-rating; rated GP in 1971)
Runtime:
123 min
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (2006 re-rating) | USA:GP (1971 re-rating) | Singapore:PG | Norway:16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Germany:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved
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Judy Garland was originally screen-tested and signed to play the main supporting role of Helen Lawson. The studio even provided her with a pool table in her dressing room at her request. Eventually she backed out of the film and was ultimately replaced by Susan Hayward. She kept her costume when she walked off the film, and proceeded to wear the sequined pantsuit while performing in concerts around the world. The character of Neely O'Hara in the film was partially based on her own history (with pills, alcohol, and failed marriages). Sadly, it was Garland's real-life pill addiction that contributed to her leaving this film. more
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Continuity: When Neely is drinking her snitched milk, her hand jumps from the bottle's neck to farther down the base between shots. more
Quotes:
Neely O'Hara: I didn't have dough handed to me because of my good cheekbones, I had to earn it. more
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"This is my yard/So I will try hard/To welcome friends/I have yet to know!", 27 July 2001
Author: TJBNYC (limboultra@aol.com) from NY, NY

This is it, kiddies, the Grande Dame of camp classics. The sheer ineptitude of everyone involved is staggering. Mark Robson directs without a trace of nuance or subtlety; Patty Duke and Susan Hayward come off as boozy drag queens; Sharon Tate and Barbara Parkins look and act as if they had taken one downer too many; Dory and Andre Previn's musical numbers are as funny as those in "The Operetta"--the "I Love Lucy" episode which parodied musical theater; Billy Travilla concocts some of the most glamorously god-awful gowns ever seen; and Kenneth (of Hairstyles by Kenneth, of course) must be personally responsible for the hole in the ozone layer, so lacquered, teased and towering are his creations. But, you know what? IT ALL WORKS. The source material--Jacqueline Susann's groundbreaking, scandalous novel--begs for sledgehammer direction, overripe acting and eyepopping fashions. Certainly, subtlety was not a hallmark of Jackie's work. If anything, VOTD should have been even MORE over-the-top. Due to restrictions of the time, the film is sadly devoid of such juicy plotlines as Jennifer's lesbian affair, Tony's preference for - ahem - rear-entry intercourse, and Neely walking in on Ted Casablanca's tryst with another man. What we have, instead, is an endlessly entertaining piece of cinematic trash that is nowhere near as racy as it would like us to believe; and that's part of its twisted charm. Because it fails on so many levels--as true art, as explicitly sexual titillation, or as a faithful adaptation of a popular book--it's downright inspiring that it comes together so brilliantly. VOTD's ultimate triumph is that, despite its incredible waste of talent, time and money, 30 years later, we're still watching.

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