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Valley of the Dolls (1967)
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Release Date:
9 February 1968 (Sweden)
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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
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Broadway
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 4 nominations
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(8 articles)
Defying Inequality: The San Francisco Concert To Take Place At The Palace Of Fine Arts On 10/26
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 26 October 2009, 1:30 AM, PDT)
Death Becomes Her: The Best (and Easiest) Movie-Inspired Halloween Costumes.
(From SoundOnSight. 11 October 2009, 10:01 AM, PDT)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 26 October 2009, 1:30 AM, PDT)
Death Becomes Her: The Best (and Easiest) Movie-Inspired Halloween Costumes.
(From SoundOnSight. 11 October 2009, 10:01 AM, PDT)
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"This is my yard/So I will try hard/To welcome friends/I have yet to know!"
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving substance abuse, some sexual content, partial nudity and language. (2006 re-rating; rated GP in 1971)
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123 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
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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.
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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.
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Neely O'Hara:
I didn't have dough handed to me because of my good cheekbones, I had to earn it.
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Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Fashion (#1.22)" (2007)
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Give A Little More
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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.