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Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (Criterion Collection)

Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (Criterion Collection)

20th Century Fox (1970)
Blu-ray
NC-17 (18 And Over)
715515186612
Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical | Thriller
USA | English | Color | 01:49

A hip and happenin' all girl rock group head to LA to claim lead-singer Kelly's inheritance and make it (and make it) in LA. Soon the girls fall into a morass of drugs and deceit as their recording success soars. It takes several tragedies to make them stop and think... but is it too late?


Cast View all

Dolly Read Kelly Mac Namara
Cynthia Myers Casey Anderson
Marcia McBroom Petronella Danforth
John Lazar Ronnie (Z-Man) Barzell
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 Iglehart Randy Black
Charles Napier Baxter Wolfe
Henry Rowland Otto
Princess Livingston Matron
Stan Ross Disciple
Lavelle Roby Vanessa
Angel Ray Girl in Tub
Veronica Ericson Blonde Date
Haji Cat Woman
Karen Smith Red Head
Sebastian Brook Art Director
Bruce McBroom Photographer
Ian Sander Boy in Tub
Koko Tani Assistant

Trailer

Edition details

Edition The Criterion Collection
Packaging HD Case
Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio Tracks Commentary [English]
PCM Stereo [English]
Subtitles English (SDH)
Distributor Criterion Collection
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Sep 27, 2016
Regions Region A

Personal

Watched
Index 1933
Added Date Jul 11, 2017 19:23:52
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:29

Notes

Bought with Nick at July 2017 B&N sale

Disc Features
High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary from 2003 featuring screenwriter Roger Ebert
Audio commentary from 2006 featuring actors Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Harrison Page, John LaZar, and Erica Gavin
New interview with filmmaker John Waters
Episode from 1988 of The Incredibly Strange Film Show on director Russ Meyer
Q&A about the film from 1992 featuring Meyer, Ebert, LaZar, and Read; and actors David Gurian, Charles Napier, Michael Blodgett, and Edy Williams, with host Michael Dare
Interview with cast members from 2005
Above, Beneath, and Beyond the Valley; Look On Up at the Bottom; The Best of Beyond; Sex, Drugs, Music & Murder; and Casey & Roxanne, five documentaries from 2006 about the making of the film, featuring the cast and crew
Screen tests
Trailers
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Glenn Kenny and excerpts from a 1970 account in the UCLA Daily Bruin of a visit to the film’s set

New cover by Jim Rugg

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