Beyond The Valley of The Dolls

– A hip and happenin' all girl rock group head to LA to claim lead-singer Kelly's inheritance and make..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 49 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

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. 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?

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Producing Country:
USA
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Jun 1970

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
NC-17 – Adults Only

No One 17 and Under Admitted. Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writer:

Roger Ebert (screenplay), Roger Ebert (story), Russ Meyer (story)

Main Actors:

Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar

Plot:

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.

Production:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
Metacritic:
60%