Season 1: Episode 7 - SPECIAL EPISODE: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Originally filmed as a sequel to Valley of the Dolls, it was later as a parody to the commercially successful and critically reviled original Valley of the Dolls. Script by Roger Ebert and directed by Russ Meyer. 

Released with the classification X, Meyer wanted to add more sex to the film but Fox wanted a quick released.  In 1990, it was re-classified as NC-17.  This cult classic is a simultaneous satire, serious melodrama, rock musical, comedy, violent exploitation , skin flick and moralistic expose. 

Made for $900,000, the film would become a massive hit making $40 million at the box office.  The film would also influence popular culture from Austin Powers, rock bands and computer games.

We will be discussing this classic cult film with C Derick Miller. 

Opening Credits; Introduction (1.13); Interview with C Derick Miller (2.36); Commercial (30.17); Film Trailer (30.52); Spinning Off (33.26); What’s the Plot (35.34); Critiquing the Spin (36.24); Closing Credits (1:27.01)

 

Opening Credits – Let the Games Begin – from the soundtrack album ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls', music composed and arranged by Stu Phillips.

 

Closing Credits – Come with the Gentle People – from the soundtrack album ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls' - vocals by Lynn Carey, music composed and arranged by Stu Phillips

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C. Derick Miller is a dark fiction author, poet, and ASCAP songwriter born in the town of Greenville, Texas. A seasoned paranormal investigator and traveller for the art industry, his notable works include the Texas werewolf novel 'A Taste Of Home', the short story 'Nemesis' from the Beast Anthology, and the lyrics to various songs on Whiskeyhat's debut EP 'El Gallo Diablo'. Upcoming works include 'Diary Of A Gonzo Ghost Hunter', the sequel to his 2016 Texas werewolf novel titled 'Far From Home', and a dark fiction tale of demons titled 'Extinguished'. Influences include Hunter S. Thompson, Kevin Smith, Shawn Mullins, and Del James.