Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is maverick 1960s porn purveyor Russ Meyer’s finest achievement.
Mayer had made many low budget flicks before this, like Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, a great film depicting the adventures of three psychopathic go-go-dancers (it’s as good as it sounds).
But Beyond the Valley was his first for a major studio, and as well as having a higher budget (all the better for filming the crowd scenes and financing an appearance by The Strawberry Alarm Clock, a late 60s rock group that was on the wane).… Click here to continue reading this article