Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

In 1970, Twentieth Century-Fox, impressed by the visual zing “King of the Nudies” Russ Meyer had been bringing to bargain-basement exploitation fare, handed the director a studio budget and the title to one of its biggest hits, Valley of the Dolls. With a satirical screenplay by Roger Ebert, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls follows three young female rockers going Hollywood, in hell-bent sixties style, under the spell of a flamboyant producer—whose decadent bashes showcase Meyer’s trademark libidinal exuberance. Transgressive and outrageous, this big-studio version of a debaucherous midnight movie is an addictively entertaining romp from one of cinema’s great outsider artists.

Screening as part of our Summer Camp series.

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• This Thursday, 26th June, 07:30 pm, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY IN 70MM in Somerville
• This Friday, 27th June, 07:00 pm, Harakiri in 35mm in Somerville
• This Saturday, 28th June, 07:00 pm, The Hunt for Red October in 70mm