Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze.
Director:
Russ Meyer
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dolly Read | ... | Kelly Mac Namara | |
| Cynthia Myers | ... | Casey Anderson | |
| Marcia McBroom | ... | Petronella Danforth | |
| John Lazar | ... | Ronnie (Z-Man) Barzell (as John La Zar/John LaZar) | |
| Michael Blodgett | ... | Lance Rocke | |
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David Gurian | ... | Harris Allsworth |
| Edy Williams | ... | Ashley St. Ives | |
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Erica Gavin | ... | Roxanne |
| Phyllis Davis | ... | Susan Lake | |
| Harrison Page | ... | Emerson Thorne | |
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Duncan McLeod | ... | Porter Hall (as Duncan Mc Leod/Duncan McLeod) |
| James Iglehart | ... | Randy Black (as Jim Iglehart) | |
| Charles Napier | ... | Baxter Wolfe | |
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Henry Rowland | ... | Otto |
| Princess Livingston | ... | Matron | |
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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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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 June 1970 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$900,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$9,000,000Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Budgeted at a modest $900,000 (approximately $4.5 million in 2005 dollars), the film grossed ten times the amount in the US market, qualifying it as a hit for the beleaguered 20th Century-Fox. Though tame by modern standards, "Dolls" was slapped with an "X" rating, and there was much negative publicity generated by the fact a major studio had allowed a "pornographer", Russ Meyer (labeled "King Leer" by the mainstream press at the time) to make a Hollywood film under its aegis. Grace Kelly, who was a member of the board of directors of Fox, was outraged and lobbied to have the studio's contract with Meyer terminated. After his next Fox film, The Seven Minutes (1971) flopped at the box office (possibly due to its LACK of nudity and titillation), the studio terminated its relationship with Meyer. He never made another film for a studio. See more »Goofs
During the Carrie Nation's performances, horns can be heard in the music. There is no horn section in the band. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: Disclaimer: THE FILM YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS NOT A SEQUEL TO "VALLEY OF THE DOLLS." IT IS WHOLLY ORIGINAL AND BEARS NO RELATIONSHIP TO REAL PERSONS, LIVING OR DEAD. IT DOES, LIKE "VALLEY OF THE DOLLS" DEAL WITH THE OFT-TIMES NIGHTMARE WORLD OF SHOW BUSINESS BUT IN A DIFFERENT TIME AND CONTEXT. See more »Alternate Versions
All the UK cuts were finally waived by the BBFC for the 2003 DVD release. See more »On IMDb Freedive, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
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Easily the best (and funniest) film about sex, drugs and rock and roll, ever made! Gorgeous women (Cynthia Myers is almost too incredible to believe), great tunes, time capsule worthy costumes, and break-neck editing, put this film in a class all its own. There has truly never been anything like it. Must be seen (in WIDESCREEN ONLY) to be believed. Wonderfully appropriate score by Stu Phillips. For what it is, the film's a masterwork. Recommended!