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Release Date: 1967
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Naomi Stevens, Martin Milner, Barbara Parkins, Charles Drake, Joey Bishop, Robert H. Harris, Tony Scotti, Alexander Davion, George Jessel, Robert Viharo, Patty Duke ...MORE
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Naomi Stevens, Martin Milner, Barbara Parkins, Charles Drake, Joey Bishop, Robert H. Harris, Tony Scotti, Alexander Davion, George Jessel, Robert Viharo, Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Lee Grant, Jacqueline Susann, Sharon Tate, Margaret Whiting, Paul Burke ...LESS
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Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann. ("Dolls" was a slang term for downers, mood-altering drugs.) It was produced by David Weisbart and directed by Mark Robson.
The film stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, Paul Burke, Martin Milner and Susan Hayward.
Upon release it was a commercial success, though universally panned by critics. It was re-released in 1969 following the murder of Sharon Tate, and again proved commercially viable. Co-star Parkins, attending a July 1997 screening of the film at the Castro... MORE
Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann. ("Dolls" was a slang term for downers, mood-altering drugs.) It was produced by David Weisbart and directed by Mark Robson.
The film stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, Paul Burke, Martin Milner and Susan Hayward.
Upon release it was a commercial success, though universally panned by critics. It was re-released in 1969 following the murder of Sharon Tate, and again proved commercially viable. Co-star Parkins, attending a July 1997 screening of the film at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, told the sold-out crowd, "I know why you like it...because it's so bad!"
The movie was remade in 1981 for television as Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls.
Three young women meet when they embark on their careers. Neely O'Hara (Duke) is a plucky kid with undeniable talent who sings in a Broadway show, the legendary actress Helen Lawson (Hayward) is the star of the play, and Jennifer North (Tate), a beautiful blonde with limited talent, is in the chorus. Anne Welles (Parkins) is a New England ingenue who recently arrived in New York City and works for a theatrical LESS
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