num_pages: 352
description:  A blissful treasure trove of gossipy insider details that Dolls fans will swiftly devour. -- Kirkus Reviews The unbelievable-but-true inside story of Jacqueline Susann's pop culture icon Valley of the Dolls --the landmark novel and publishing phenomenon the infamous smash hit film (the best worst movie ever made) and Dolls 's thriving legacy todaySince its publication in 1966 Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls has reigned as one of the most influential and beloved pieces of commercial fiction. Selling over thirty-one million copies worldwide it revolutionized overnight the way books got sold thanks to the tireless and canny self-promoting Susann. It also generated endless speculation about the author's real-life models for its larger-than-life characters. Turned in 1967 into an international box-office sensation and morphing into a much-beloved cult film its influence endures today in everything from films and TV shows to fashion and cosmetics tributes and tie-ins. Susann's compulsive readable expos of three female friends finding success in New York City and Hollywood was a scandalous eye-opener for its candid treatment of sex naked ambition ageism and pill-popping and the big screen version was one of the most-seen and talked-about movies of the time.Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! digs deep into the creation of that hugely successful film--a journey nearly as cut-throat sexually-charged tragic and revelatory as Susann's novel itself--and uncovers how the movie has become a cherished widely imitated camp classic thanks to its over-the-top performances endlessly quotable absurd dialogue outr costumes and hairdos despite the high aspirations money and talent lavished on it. Screenwriter-journalist-film historian Stephen Rebello has conducted archival research and new interviews to draw back the velvet curtain on the behind-the-scenes intrigue feuds and machinations that marked the film's production. In doing so he unveils a rich detailed history of fast-changing late 1960s Hollywood on screen and off.
language: English
title: Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time
publisher: Penguin Books