The very definition of self-conscious camp, certainly not Art but much too intelligent for Trash.
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02/25/08
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:14
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In Russ Meyer's BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, all-girl rock band the Kelly Affair moves to Los Angeles in pursuit of fame and fortune. Upon meeting wealthy rock scenester Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell... [More]
Starring: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar
Director: Russ Meyer
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Reviews for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Any movie that Jacqueline Susann thinks would damage her reputation as a writer cannot be all bad. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls isn't -- which is not to say it is any good.
05/09/05
Top CriticBeyond the Valley of the Dolls is one of the most incomprehensible films I have ever seen.
07/19/06
I can't call it a bad film, since all its eccentricities (including the groovy dialogue) were obviously lovingly placed there.
01/01/00
As his overactive jump cuts prove, Meyer directs films as though he's perpetually on the cusp of a fantastic orgasm.
06/12/06
It's a B-movie at its best; exploitation with brains.
09/10/02
One of the strangest and wildest cult flicks to be ever financed by a major studio (Fox), this sequel has not aged well but it serves as a time capsule to its era.
12/28/06
A psychedelic wow that serves up the free love, plunging necklines, androgynous boys, and lusty lezzies of the era with a narcotized abandon.
11/19/02
Top CriticRuss Meyer does mainstream, kind of.
02/14/07
This trashy, gaudy, sound-stage vulgarity about low life among the high life is as funny as a burning orphanage.
12/17/07
Top Criticin its own way, a classic
04/18/04
A funky, wonky, and entertaining jolt into the decade that bred free loving, hipster rockers, and hippies...
06/15/08
Chock-full of campy raunch.
10/01/03
An outrageously entertaining cult classic, and probably one of the most bizarre movies ever produced by a major Hollywood studio.
12/17/07
With his first movie for a major studio, Meyer simply did what he'd been doing for years, only bigger and better.
06/24/06
Although it would not be appropriate for me to review it or give it a star rating, I offer the following observations written for Film Comment magazine on the occasion of the movie's 10th anniversary in 1980.
01/01/00
Top CriticSchlock most famous due to Roger Ebert's screenplay.
06/30/06
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12/11/02
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03/27/04
No review available.
12/17/04
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