DVD
Beyond the valley of the dolls
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams, Erica Gavin, Harrison Page.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (109 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: NC-17.
Summary
Three young female rockers go Hollywood, in hell-bent sixties style, under the spell of a flamboyant producer, whose decadent bashes showcase director Russ Meyer's trademark libidinal exuberance.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1970.
Special features: High-definition digital restoration ; audio commentary from 2003 featuring screenwriter Roger Ebert ; audio commentary from 2006 featuring actors Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Harrison Page, John LaZar, and Erica Gavin ; new interview with filmmaker John Waters ; episode from 1988 of The Incredibly Strange Film Show on director Russ Meyer ; Q&A about the film from 1992 featuring Meyer, Ebert, LaZar, and Read; and actors David Gurian, Charles Napier, Michael Blogett, and Edy Williams, with host Michael Dare ; interview with cast members from 2005 ; Above, beneath, & beyond the valley, Look on up at the bottom, The best of "Beyond," Sex, drugs, music & murder, and Casey & Roxanne, five documentaries from 2006 about the making of the film, featuring cast and crew ; screen tests ; trailers.