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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

1970 · 109 min

A wildly excessive, candy-colored fever dream that lurches from silly to shocking, leaving you exhilarated and a bit dazed.

Tagline
This Is Not A Sequel. There Has Never Been Anything Like It!
Overview
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour7
Realism3
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, music
Directed by
Russ Meyer
Written by
Roger Ebert
Starring
Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams, Erica Gavin
Music
Stu Phillips
Cinematography
Fred J. Koenekamp
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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