Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) ENG

Language: English Taglines: The first of the shock rock Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music Country: USA Director: Russ Meyer Writers: Roger Ebert (screenplay), Roger Ebert (story), Russ Meyer (story) Cast: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams, Erica Gavin, Phyllis Davis, Harrison Page, Duncan McLeod, James Iglehart, Charles Napier, Henry Rowland, Princess Livingston Storyline: This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). An allgirl 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.