Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Year
1970
Running time
109 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy. Drama | B Movie. 1960s. Satire. Music. Friendship. Gay & Lesbian. Ensemble Film. Cult movie
Synopsis
It tells the story of the trials and tribulations of a female rock trio who travel to Los Angeles to make a place for themselves in the music scene of the late 1960s. In his first film for a major studio, Russ Meyer simply did what he had been offering for years (that is: exuberant girls, delirious and incorrect dialogues -written by the famous American film critic Roger Ebert-, plus sex and drugs everywhere)... but in a big way. Thus, despite its X rating, it achieved one of its greatest successes.
Critics' reviews
- "An outrageously entertaining cult classic, and probably one of the most bizarre movies ever produced by a major Hollywood studio."
- "This trashy, gaudy, sound-stage vulgarity about low life among the high life is as funny as a burning orphanage."
- "As his overactive jump cuts prove, Meyer directs films as though he's perpetually on the cusp of a fantastic orgasm."
- "A psychedelic wow that serves up the free love, plunging necklines, androgynous boys, and lusty lezzies of the era with a narcotized abandon."
- "With his first movie for a major studio, Meyer simply did what he'd been doing for years, only bigger and better."
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