Name: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Released: 1970

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970): trivia & fun facts

In 1997, when Roger Ebert & Gene Siskel were guests on Howard Stern, Ebert claimed it made $55 million.
Carey also sings "Once I had Love", written by Stu Phillips and herself.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls was originally intended as a straightforward sequel to the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls.
Roger Ebert revealed that many of the film's themes and characters were based upon real people and events, but because neither Ebert nor Russ Meyer actually met these people, their characterizations were based on pure speculation.
The climactic, violent ending, which was not in the original script, was inspired by the real-life Tate-LaBianca murders perpetrated by members of the Manson Family.
Initially the film was given an X rating by the MPAA; in 1990, it was reclassified as NC-17.
Despite an X rating and a modest budget of $900,000, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls grossed ten times that amount in the U.S. market, qualifying it as a hit for Fox.
In 2000, Canadian magazine Take One included it in their "Best Films of the 1970s" critics poll.
By December 11, 1970, it had made $7,000,000, more than enough to be profitable for the studio.
The film had its world premiere at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood on June 17, 1970.
The film was directed by Russ Meyer and written by Roger Ebert from a story by Ebert and Meyer.

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