Beyond the valley of the dolls

Meyer, Russ, 1922-2004 (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Ebert, Roger, (screenwriter.). Koenekamp, Fred J., 1922-2017 (director of photography.). Phillips, Stu, (composer (expression)). Cahn, Dann, (editor of moving image work.). Wormell, Dick, (editor of moving image work.). Smith, Jack Martin, (art director.). Lonergan, Arthur, (art director.). Read, Dolly, 1944- (actor.). Myers, Cynthia, 1950-2011 (actor.). McBroom, Marcia, 1947- (actor.). La Zar, John, 1946- (actor.). Blodgett, Michael, (actor.). Gurian, David, 1947- (actor.). Williams, Edy, 1941- (actor.). Gavin, Erica, 1949- (actor.). Davis, Phyllis, 1940-2013 (actor.). Rowland, Henry, 1913-1984 (actor.). Page, Harrison, (actor.). McLeod, Duncan, (actor.). Iglehart, Jim, (actor.). Napier, Charles, 1936-2011 (actor.). Strawberry Alarm Clock (Musical group), (performer.). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John La Zar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams, Erica Gavin, Phyllis Davis, Henry Rowland, Harrison Page, Duncan Mc Leod, Jim Iglehart, Charles Napier, and the Strawberry Alarm Clock. (Cast).

Summary:

"In 1970, Twentieth Century-Fox, impressed by the visual zing 'King of the Nudies' Russ Meyer had been bringing to bargain-basement exploitation fare, handed the director a studio budget and the title to one of its biggest hits, Valley of the Dolls. With a satirical screenplay by Roger Ebert, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls follows three young female rockers going Hollywood, in hell-bent sixties style, under the spell of a flamboyant producer--whose decadent bashes showcase Meyer's trademark libidinal exuberance. Transgressive and outrageous, this big-studio version of a debaucherous midnight movie is an addictively entertaining romp from one of the movies' great outsider artists"--Container.

Contents:

disc 1. [Feature film + Special features]
disc 2. [Special features].

Record details

ISBN: 1681432102
ISBN: 9781681432106
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages ; color illustrations ; 19 cm).
videodisc
Edition: Two-DVD special edition; widescreen.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Widescreen. Title from disc surface. DVD release of the 1970 motion picture. "The film ... is not a sequel to 'Valley of the dolls' ... It does ... deal with the oft-times nightmare world of show business in a different time and place." Special features on disc one: Audio commentary from 2003 featuring screenwriter Roger Ebert; Audio commentary from 2006 featuring actors Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Harrison Page, John La Zar, and Erica Gavin; Above, beneath, and beyond the valley, Look on up at the bottom, The best of beyond, Sex, drugs, music and murder, and Casey & Roxanne, five documentaries from 2006 about the making of the film, featuring cast and crew; Trailers. On disc two: New interview with filmmaker John Waters; Interview with cast members from 2005; Episode from 1988 of The Incredibly Strange Film Show on director Russ Meyer; Q&A about the film for 1992 featuring Meyer, Ebert, La Zar, Read, and actors David Gurian, Charles Napier, Michael Blogett, and Edy Williams with host Michael Dare; Screen tests. In booklet: essays "My Happening" by film critic Glenn Kenny and "The Back Lot of Beyond" by Stan Berkowitz.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. [Feature film + Special features] disc 2. [Special features].
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Stu Phillips ; director of photography, Fred J. Koenekamp ; art directors, Jack Martin Smith, Arthur Lonergan ; editors, Dann Cahn, Dick Wormell.
Participant or Performer Note:	Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John La Zar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams, Erica Gavin, Phyllis Davis, Henry Rowland, Harrison Page, Duncan Mc Leod, Jim Iglehart, Charles Napier, and the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: NC-17, no one 17 and under.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).