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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) -- Ashley St. Ives gets her sandy hands all over Harris Allsworth.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) -- Kelly teaches Porter how to smoke pot.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) -- Lance Rock punches Z-Man Barzell in the face.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) -- Emerson catches Petronalla in bed with Randy Black.

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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   4,292 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Roger Ebert (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 June 1970 (USA) more
Tagline:
This time... they've really gone more
Plot:
Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze. full summary | full synopsis
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Better Than A Bentley! more (122 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dolly Read ... Kelly Mac Namara
Cynthia Myers ... Casey Anderson
Marcia McBroom ... Petronella Danforth
John Lazar ... Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell (as John LaZar)
Michael Blodgett ... Lance Rocke
David Gurian ... Harris Allsworth

Edy Williams ... Ashley St. Ives
Erica Gavin ... Roxanne
Phyllis Davis ... Susan Lake

Harrison Page ... Emerson Thorne
Duncan McLeod ... Porter Hall
James Inglehart ... Randy Black (as Jim Iglehart)
Charles Napier ... Baxter Wolfe
Henry Rowland ... Otto
Princess Livingston ... Matron
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:18 (2003 re-rating, uncut) | UK:X (cut) | France:-16 | Singapore:R21 | West Germany:18 | Australia:R | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (1990) | USA:X | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-18 (2004)

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The Robin costume worn by Casey was actually one of the costumes worn by Burt Ward on the "Batman" TV series. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell drops Lance Rocke's severed head, it breaks in half when it hits the floor. more
Quotes:
Casey Anderson: There's juice freaks, and pill freaks, and then everybody's a freak! What you need is grass or a downer or something more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Lovedolls Superstar (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Beyond The Days Of Now And Then more

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25 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
Better Than A Bentley!, 17 October 2000
10/10
Author: johnm_001 from USA

Easily the best (and funniest) film about sex, drugs and rock and roll, ever made! Gorgeous women (Cynthia Myers is almost too incredible to believe), great tunes, time capsule worthy costumes, and break-neck editing, put this film in a class all its own. There has truly never been anything like it. Must be seen (in WIDESCREEN ONLY) to be believed. Wonderfully appropriate score by Stu Phillips. For what it is, the film's a masterwork. Recommended!

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