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Valley of the Dolls Overview:

Valley of the Dolls (1967) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by Mark Robson and produced by David Weisbart and Mark Robson.

Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringJohn WilliamsNominated
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Valley of the Dolls BlogHub Articles:

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

By Beatrice on Oct 30, 2019 From Flickers in Time

Valley of the Dolls Directed by Mark Robson Written by Helen Deutsch and Dorothy Kingsley from the novel by Jacqueline Susann 1967/USA Red Lion First viewing/Amazon Instant Neely O’Hara: They work faster. I was expecting a sudsy melodrama with over-the-top acting and that is exactly what I got... Read full article

O Vale das Bonecas (1967) / Valley of the Dolls (1967)

By Lê on Aug 23, 2018 From Critica Retro

O Vale das Bonecas (1967) / Valley of the Dolls (1967) Sempre que um livro é best-seller, seus direitos de adaptação são rapidamente comprados por Hollywood. Isso aconteceu com “O Vale das Bonecas”, um romance que vendeu 10 milhões de cópias em seu lançamento - até hoje, ... Read full article

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

on Jun 20, 2014 From Journeys in Classic Film

**This post is written in participation with the 1967 in Film Blogathon hosted by Silver Screenings.** “Was it real?  Was I there?”  Dionne Warwick and I appear to be asking the same question watching  viewing Valley of the Dolls.  Based on the best-selling novel of 1966 by Jacque... Read full article

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

By Michael on Feb 17, 2014 From Le Mot du Cinephiliaque

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970) Three young women—Kelly MacNamara (Dolly Read), Casey Anderson (Cynthia Myers), and Petronella "Pet" Danforth (Marcia McBroom)—perform in a rock band, The Kelly Affair, managed by Harris Allsworth (David Gurian), Kelly's boyfriend. The... Read full article

Book vs. film: Valley of the Dolls

By Lindsey on Jun 29, 2012 From The Motion Pictures

*This post contains mild spoilers for both the novel and film versions of Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls. I’ve tried to avoid major spoilers as much as possible! (Image via Gayle and Books) Valley of the Dolls, written by Jacqueline Susann, was originally published by Bernard G... Read full article

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Quotes from Valley of the Dolls:

Edward the bartender: Shall I call you a cab?
Neely O'Hara: I don't need it - I don't need ANYBODY. I got talent, Edward. BIG talent.
[Standing at doorway, thinking]
Neely O'Hara: They Love me.
Helen Lawson: They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me.
Henry Bellamy: Take these papers to Helen Lawson, and don't give her any of that "I loved you when I was a child" crap, or she'll stab you in the back.
Lyon Burke: Do you realize, Miss Wells, that you are the most beautiful girl that ever left lipstick in my office?
Anne Welles: You like women, don't you?
Lyon Burke: I like career girls. We're compatible.
Anne Welles: There's a rumor they don't make very good wives.
Lyon Burke: Well, I'm not looking for a wife.
Anne Welles: You're fortunate you know yourself. I don't know who I am, or what I want.
bar patron: I wonder what happened to Neely O'Hara.
[snidely]
bar patron: They SAY she had laryngitis.
Neely O'Hara: [taking a drink - searching for a pill] WHO HAD LARYNGITIS?
Edward the Bartender: We're closing now, Miss O'Hara.
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Facts from Valley of the Dolls
Judy Garland complained about the press writing about her behavior on this film. She said: "The studio hadn't even built the set yet, and the tabloids had me walking off it".
Her last album release for United Artists Records, "Patty Duke Sings Songs From Valley of the Dolls and Other Selections" failed to rack up robust sales, and the LP would go out of print after just one year. Gene Kelly, writing the liner notes, extolled, "Of course, Patty is an exciting singer, but precisely because her voice is excited and emotional and full of action."
Three of the actresses concerned with this movie would turn down roles in The Graduate later the same year. Candice Bergen (the first choice for Anne Welles) turned down the role of Elaine Robinson, as did Patty Duke (who played Neely O'Hara), and Susan Hayward (Helen Lawson) was the original choice for Mrs Robinson. However, both films featured small roles by a young Richard Dreyfuss.
The novel the film is based on was the top selling novel of 1966. It has sold over ten million copies.
Stephen M. Moser of the Austin Chronicle wrote about this film: "The definitive camp classic ... "Valley of the Dolls" is a great movie in the very same way that Showgirls is a great movie. Rent it and howl!"
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