Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Regisseur:

Mark Robson

Drehbuchautoren:

Jacqueline Susann (novel)
Helen Deutsch (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

15. Dezember 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musik

Werbezeile:

The nation's most startling and hotly discussed best-seller now on the screen with every shock and sensation intact

Plot:

Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young ladies in show business.

Plot Keywords:

Ambitious Woman | Behind The Scenes | Unfaithful Boyfriend | Nightclub | Broadway

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

'Oh, the Susan Hayward of it all!'

Besetzung

Barbara Parkins	...	Anne Welles
Patty Duke	...	Neely O'Hara
Paul Burke	...	Lyon Burke
Sharon Tate	...	Jennifer North
Tony Scotti	...	Tony Polar
Martin Milner	...	Mel Anderson
Charles Drake	...	Kevin Gillmore
Alexander Davion	...	Ted Casablanca (as Alex Davion)
Lee Grant	...	Miriam
Naomi Stevens	...	Miss Steinberg
Robert H. Harris	...	Henry Bellamy
Jacqueline Susann	...	First Reporter
Robert Viharo	...	Director
Joey Bishop	...	MC at Telethon
George Jessel	...	MC Grammy Awards

Alternativ:

Tal der Puppen, Das (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving substance abuse, some sexual content, partial nudity and language. (2006 re-rating; rated GP in 1971)

Länge:

123 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Altersfreigabe:

Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (2006 re-rating) | Germany:16 | USA:GP (1971 re-rating) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved

Drehorte:

48th Street Playhouse, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Red Lion

Dies und das:

Judy Garland was originally cast in the main supporting role of Helen Lawson. The studio provided her with a pool table in her dressing room at her request. Eventually she backed out of the film and was replaced by Susan Hayward. Other actors considered as replacements were Tammy Grimes and Bette Davis. Reportedly Garland and Ethel Merman inspired the Lawson character.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In the famous catfight scene in the dressing room, Neely O' Hara was wearing drop earrings. After she pulled off the wig off Helen Lawson, the earrings were on her ears. She ran into the toilet room and the earrings mysteriously disappeared by the time she flushed the wig down the toilet.

Dialogzitate:

Neely O'Hara: I want a doll! I want a doll!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The Dish on Dolls (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Come Live With Me

'Oh, the Susan Hayward of it all!'

Classic, campy, and all around tragic (in a silly way). I wish I were Neely O'Hara with all those 'dolls'… (I'd wish to be Helen Lawson, but I don't think I can pull that off – even with years of lessons and continuing education at Miss Demeanor's charm school). It's a great imitation of life in art that makes you want to live with the following dogmas: vice is nice; all pills are conveniently packaged thrills; and that social climbing is totally acceptable – just make sure you visit your manicurist regularly to get your nails done – you don't want to be caught at the top with chipped fingernails from all that clawing and backstabbing. As Rupert Everett wrote in his seminal (literally) novel, 'Hello Darling, Are You Working?', 'one gets what one wants in the form that one deserves.' It may seem a horrible self-fulfilling prophecy, but whoever said that life is fair? At least this tragedy is closer to the truth. =)