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3 unusual facts about Beyond the Valley of the Dolls


Pull Shapes

It is available on CD, double 7" vinyl, and digital download from Memphis Industries. The video for "Pull Shapes" is a reference to a scene from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls in which a character sings "Sweet Talking Candyman".

The Kelly Affair

The Carrie Nations, a fictional all girl band from the 1970 film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls who were originally known under the name The Kelly Affair

X rating

From the late 1960s to about the mid-1980s, several mainstream films were released with an X rating such as Midnight Cowboy, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, A Clockwork Orange, Fritz the Cat, Last Tango in Paris and The Evil Dead.


James Iglehart

Iglehart also had a role as the violent womanizing Randy Black in the Russ Meyer directed 1970 film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

John LaZar

John LaZar (born May 22, 1946) is an American actor of both stage and screen, best remembered for his lead role as Ronnie 'Z-man' Barzell in the 1970s Russ Meyer film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), co-written by Meyer and Roger Ebert.


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Dolly Martin

After appearing in the low-budget erotic film That Tender Touch in 1969, she landed the lead role of the sexy but naive rock and roll singer Kelly Mac Namara in Russ Meyer's comedy pastiche Beyond the Valley of the Dolls the following year.