Synopsis
In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke. Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O'Hara, whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North. The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.
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Cast
- Barbara ParkinsAnne Welles
- Patty DukeNeely O'Hara
- Paul BurkeLyon Burke
- Sharon TateJennifer North
- Tony ScottiTony Polar
- Martin MilnerMel Anderson
- Charles DrakeKevin Gillmore
- Alexander DavionTed Casablanca
- Lee GrantMiriam Polar
- Naomi StevensMiss Steinberg
Recommendations
- 88
Slant Magazine
Look, fun is fun, and there’s plenty of the kitschy brand to be had from the riot of late-‘60s production design and lurid plot developments. - 78
Austin Chronicle
Valley of the Dolls is a great movie in the very same way that Showgirls is a great movie. Rent it and howl. - 78
Austin Chronicle
You won’t want to miss a word of the deliciously bad dialogue in this Hollywood tale of twisted sisters. - 60
Time Out
The film is regarded in some quarters as a marvellous piece of camp. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
What we have here is a dirty soap opera. It is dirty because it intends to be, but it is a soap opera only by default. - 50
The A.V. Club
It's more in the so bad it's almost good mode. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
Pure trash, based on a trashy book, filled to the brim with trashy performances, now becoming a trashy cult film. - 40
Variety
Parkins and Tate, the latter particularly good, suffer from under-emphasis in early reels, and corny plot resolution.
