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| Year: | 1967 |
| Rating: | 5.0(2719) |
| Listed in: | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Directed by: | Mark Robson |
| Actors: | Paul Burke Tony Scotti Martin Milner Barbara Parkins Patty Duke Sharon Tate |
| "The nation's most startling and hotly discussed best-seller now on the screen with every shock and sensation intact" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Mark Robson | |
| Actors | |
| Paul Burke | as Lyon Burke |
| Tony Scotti | as Tony Polar |
| Martin Milner | as Mel Anderson |
| Charles Drake | as Kevin Gillmore |
| Alexander Davion | as Ted Casablanca |
| Robert H. Harris | as Henry Bellamy |
| Robert Viharo | as Director |
| Joey Bishop | as MC at Telethon |
| George Jessel | as MC Grammy Awards |
| Richard Angarola | as Claude Chardot |
| Mikel Angel | as Man in Sleazy Hotel Room |
| David Arkin | as Western Union Boy |
| Philippe Auber | as Jennifer's Leading Man |
| Billy Beck | as Man Sleeping in Movie Theatre |
| Richard Brander | as Assistant Director |
| Marvin Brody | as Movie Theatre Manager |
| Norman Burton | as Neely O'Hara's Director |
| Owen Bush | as Reporter at Suicide |
| Barry Cahill | as Rough Character in San Francisco Bar |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | as Reporter |
| Gene Columbus | as Dancer |
| Mason Curry | as Waiter at New Haven Hotel |
| Richard Dreyfuss | as Assistant Stage Manager |
| Allen Emerson | as Reporter |
| Tom Falk | as Neely O'Hara's Stage Manager |
| Roy Fitzell | as Choreographer |
| Robert Gibbons | as Desk Clerk at Lawrenceville Hotel |
| Laurence Haddon | as Frank - Blue Angel Nightclub Owner |
| Paul Hahn | as Captain of Waiters at Chasens |
| Marvin Hamlisch | as Pianist |
| Ernest Harada | as Lyon's Houseboy |
| Jonathan Hawke | as Doctor in Sanitarium |
| Richard Hoyt | as Reporter #2 at Suicide |
| Jason Johnson | as Reporter |
| Maurice Kelly | as Dance Director in Montage |
| Ted Kristian | as Nightclub Waiter |
| Bob McCord | as Edward |
| Ralph Montgomery | as Man in Bar |
| William H. O'Brien | as Bartender |
| Barry O'Hara | as Asst. Stage Manager |
| Gil Peterson | as Neely's Leading Man |
| Don Pethley | as Reporter |
| Ted Stanhope | as Maitre D' at Chasens |
| Joe Stefano | as San Francisco Bartender |
| Robert Street | as Choreographer |
| John Ward | as Neely O'Hara's Psychiatrist |
| Darryl Wells | as Boyfriend Left Behind at Train Station |
| Louis Whitehill | as Reporter |
| William Wintersole | as Tony's Doctor |
| Charles Woolf | as Reporter |
| Actresses | |
| Barbara Parkins | as Anne Welles |
| Patty Duke | as Neely O'Hara |
| Sharon Tate | as Jennifer North |
| Lee Grant | as Miriam Polar |
| Naomi Stevens | as Miss Steinberg |
| Jacqueline Susann | as First Reporter |
| Susan Hayward | as Helen Lawson |
| Penny Antine | as Nurse in Sanitarium |
| Pat Becker | as Telethon Telephone Girl |
| Darlene Conley | as Nurse in Sanitarium |
| Diana Eden | as Dancer |
| Ella Edwards | as Nurse in Sanitarium |
| Gertrude Flynn | as Ladies' Room Attendant |
| Jennifer Gan | as Show Girl Actress |
| Jeanne Gerson | as Neely O'Hara's Maid |
| Kathryn Janssen | as Extra |
| Charlotte Knight | as Neely O'Hara's Maid |
| Gerry Lock | as Nurse in Sanitarium |
| Judith Lowry | as Aunt Amy |
| Donna Mantoan | as Girl in Sanitarium |
| Mardie March | as Reporter |
| Marian Mason | as Reporter |
| Leslie McRae | as Ted's Girl |
| Dorothy Neumann | as Helen Lawson's Maid |
| Linda Peck | as Telethon Telephone Girl |
| Thelma Pelish | as Rehearsal Hall Receptionist |
| Leona Powers | as Woman at Martha Washington Hotel |
| Peggy Rea | as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach |
| Margaret Shinn | as Nurse |
| Margot Stevenson | as Anne's Mother |
| Gail Stone | as Autograph Seeker |
| Corinna Tsopei | as Telethon Telephone Girl |
| Margaret Whiting | as Helen Lawson |
| Patricia Winters | as Redhead |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 20 February 1967 - May 1967 |
| Budget: | USD 5,000,000 |
| Gross: |
Worldwide - 50,000,000 USD (January 1973) |
| Plot: | Anne Welles, a bright, brash young New England college grad leaves her Peyton Place-ish small town and heads for Broadway, where she hopes to find an exciting job and sophisticated men. During her misadventures in Manhattan and, later, Hollywood, she shares experiences with two other young hopefuls: Jennifer North, a statuesque, Monroe-ish actress who wants to be accepted as a human being, but is regarded as a sex object by all the men she meets, and Neely O'Hara, a talented young actress who's accused of using devious means by a great older star (Helen Lawson) to reach the top, pulling an "All About Eve"-type deception in order to steal a good role away from her. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Theme from Valley of the Dolls" Music by André Previn (as (Andre Previn) Lyrics by Dory Previn Sung by Dionne Warwick "Give A Little More" Music by André Previn (as (Andre Previn) Lyrics by Dory Previn Performed by Patty Duke (uncredited) (dubbed by Gail Heideman) "It's Impossible" Music by André Previn (as (Andre Previn) Lyrics by Dory Previn Performed by Patty Duke (uncredited) (dubbed by Gail Heideman) "Come Live With Me" Music by André Previn (as (Andre Previn) Lyrics by Dory Previn Performed by Tony Scotti (uncredited) "I'll Plant My Own Tree" Music by André Previn (as (Andre Previn) Lyrics by Dory Previn Sung by Susan Hayward (uncredited) (dubbed by Margaret Whiting ) |
Goofs
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Miscellaneous: When a drunken Neely plops down on a chaise at Lyon's house, one of the bows on her shoe comes flying off. SYNC: After Lyon says goodbye to Anne and her entourage at a restaurant, we hear Jennifer hastily saying, "I'll have the butterfly steak." But the pan from Lyon to Jennifer is too quick, and her mouth isn't moving as she looks at the menu. Continuity: When Neely is drinking her snitched milk, her hand jumps from the bottle's neck to farther down the base between shots. Continuity: When Neely is tap dancing on the table, shown by her shadow on the wall, there is clearly no pony tail on the shadow, but when she jumps down she has a pony tail. Continuity: When Helen goes into the ladies room to escape Neely's grand entrance, just before their cat fight, the position of her hands changes between shots as she sits at the table smoking. Continuity: While poolside at Neeley's house, Jennifer takes off her shoes which repeatedly appear and disappear under a coat Neeley throws on top of them. Continuity: 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. Continuity: While recovering in bed at the hotel after her biopsy, Jennifer's hair flip flops from hanging down her back to hanging down front of her nightgown. Continuity: Toward the end of the movie, a drugged Anne staggers into the ocean, becoming soaked and muddy. When she returns to the house shortly after, her robe is immediately dry. DATE: Although story covers a period of years dating back at least to early Sixties, none of fashions or hairstyles would have been out of place in 1967, year movie was filmed. |
Quotes
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Helen Lawson: The only hit that comes out of a Helen Lawson show is Helen Lawson, and that's ME, baby, remember? Neely O'Hara: I didn't have dough handed to me because of my good cheekbones, I had to earn it. Helen Lawson: They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me. Neely O'Hara: Who are ya hiding from, Helen? The notices couldn't have been that bad. Helen Lawson: The show just needs a little fine tuning. Neely O'Hara: Don't worry, sweetheart. If the show folds I can always get a part as understudy for my grandmother. Helen Lawson: Thanks. I already turned down the part you're playing. Neely O'Hara: Bull! Merrick isn't that crazy. Helen Lawson: You oughta know, honey, you just came out of the nuthouse. Neely O'Hara: It was not a nuthouse! Helen Lawson: Look. They drummed you right outta Hollywood! So ya come crawlin' back to Broadway. Well, Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now you get outta my way, I got a guy waitin' for me. Neely O'Hara: That's a switch from the fags you're usually stuck with! Helen Lawson: At least I never had to MARRY one! Neely O'Hara: YOU TAKE THAT BACK... [pulls off Helen's wig while scuffling]... oh my God, it's a wig! HER HAIR'S AS PHONY AS SHE IS! Jennifer North: [She's wearing a very large headdress] I feel a little top heavy. Play director: [Not meaning the thing on her head] Oh, honey. You are a little top heavy. Jennifer North: I wouldn't pay any attention to that. You know how bitchy fags can be! Ted Casablanca: You've got your new deal, and I've got my sanity back. Neely O'Hara: With that little whore? Ted Casablanca: That little whore makes me feel nine feet tall! [after catching her bisexual husband with a girl] Neely O'Hara: All right, faggot! Start explaining! Ted Casablanca: You need glasses, Neely. She's hardly built like a boy. Neely O'Hara: Boobies, boobies, boobies. Nothin' but boobies. Who needs 'em? Mel: You're spending a lot more time than necessary with that fag. Neely O'Hara: Ted Casablanca is NOT a fag... and I'm the dame who can prove it. Anne Welles: Neely, you know it's bad to take liquor with those pills. Neely O'Hara: They work faster. [on the phone with her mother] Jennifer North: You told me Gramp's been sick, Mother, and I know about the oil burner. Okay, I'll pawn the mink. He'll give me a couple hundred for it. Mother, I know I don't have any talent, and I know I all I have is a body, and I am doing my bust exercises. Goodbye, Mother. I'll wire you the money first thing in the morning. Goodbye. [hangs up the phone and starts performing calisthenics] Jennifer North: Oh, to hell with them! Let 'em droop! Neely O'Hara: "I have to get up at five o'clock in the morning and SPARKLE, Neely, SPARKLE!" Anne Welles: You've got to climb Mount Everest to reach the Valley of the Dolls. Jennifer North: That old witch oughta to be boiled in oil. Neely O'Hara: I want a doll! I want a doll! Lyon Burke: Do you realize, Miss Wells, that you are the most beautiful girl that ever left lipstick in my office? Anne Welles: You like women, don't you? Lyon Burke: I like career girls. We're compatible. Anne Welles: There's a rumor they don't make very good wives. Lyon Burke: Well, I'm not looking for a wife. Anne Welles: You're fortunate you know yourself. I don't know who I am, or what I want. Henry Bellamy: Take these papers to Helen Lawson, and don't give her any of that "I loved you when I was a child" crap, or she'll stab you in the back. Tony Polar: Jen! I can't feel my legs! Neely O'Hara: [drunk in a bar] Who's stoned? I am merely traveling incognito. Neely O'Hara: Makes a change from the fags you usually hang around with. Helen Lawson: At least I didn't have to marry one! Neely O'Hara: [after pulling off Helen Lawson's wig] It's a wig! Her hair's as fake as she is! Neely O'Hara: Having FUN kiddies? Neely O'Hara: [catching her husband in the pool with a girl] Having fun, kiddies? Don't mind me. Go right ahead! I'll watch. [girl runs away, naked, into the house] Neely O'Hara: You'd better run, you little tramp. How dare you contaminate my pool! Here. [emptiesl bottle of alcohol into the pool] Neely O'Hara: Maybe this will disinfect it. bar patron: I wonder what happened to Neely O'Hara. [snidely] They SAY she had laryngitis. Neely O'Hara: [taking a drink - searching for a pill] WHO HAD LARYNGITIS? Edward the Bartender: We're closing now, Miss O'Hara. Edward the bartender: Shall I call you a cab? Neely O'Hara: I don't need it - I don't need ANYBODY. I got talent, Edward. BIG talent. [Standing at doorway, thinking] They Love me. Neely O'Hara: [catching her husband in the pool with a girl] Having fun, kiddies? Don't mind me. Go right ahead! I'll watch. [girl runs away, naked, into the house] Neely O'Hara: You'd better run, you little tramp. How dare you contaminate my pool! Here. [empties bottle of alcohol into the pool] Neely O'Hara: Maybe this will disinfect it. Jennifer North: The sanitarium was very expensive! Neely O'Hara: Mel? God? Neely?... NEEEEEEELYYY O'HARAAAAAAAA! Helen Lawson: [singing] It's my yard So I will try hard To welcome friends I've yet to know! Oh, I'll plant my own tree. My! Own! Tree! And I! [pause] Will! [pause] Make! [pause] It! [pause] Grow! Mel: Is a rotten business! Neely O'Hara: I know. But I love it! (Stage manager): Neely? Neely open the door, you're on. Neely! Neely O'Hara: Hi! (Stage manager): My God. You've got on your costume for the second act. Neely O'Hara: So? I'll do the second act first! Jennifer North: [Tony grabs her hand about to lift her up from the chair] Ow... My mother told me to... Hold out, and make you marry me! Tony Polar: [Looks at her frowning cutely] Ohhh... baby... Jennifer North: [Smiling] But since when did I ever listen to my mother? [They hug and then kiss] Neely O'Hara: I'm Neely O'Hara, pal, that's ME singing on that jukebox! Man in bar: Neely O'Hara sings like a bird. You sound like a frog. Neely O'Hara: Then I heard she went to Paris to make art films. [laughs] Art films? Nudies! That's all they are. Nudies. Miriam Polar: Tony, how many times do I have to tell you? At night, all cats are gray. Miriam Polar: I'm gonna heat up the lasagna. |
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