Valley of the dolls
(Video) 

Based on the novel by Jacqueline Susann.

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1967.

Director of photography, William H. Daniels ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer ; choreography by Robert Sidney ; songs "Give a Little More" "It's Impossible" "Come LIve with Me" "I'll Plant My Own Tree" and Theme from "Valley of the Dolls" lyrics by Dory Previn, music by Andre Previn ; Dionne Warwick sings the Theme from "Valley of the Dolls" ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams.

Barbara Parkins (Anne Welles), Patty Duke (Neely O'Hara), Paul Burke (Lyon Burke), Sharon Tate (Jennifer North), Tony Scotti (Tony Polar), Martin Milner (Mel Anderson), Charles Drake (Kevin Gillmore), Alex Davion (Ted Casablanca), Lee Grant (Miriam), Joey Bishop (MC, Telethon), George Jessel (MC, Grammy Awards), Susan Hayward (Helen Lawson).

Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give them, but there are prices for fame and fortune-- addictions to pills, booze, drowned careers, crumbling fortunes, dizzying highs and incredible lows. The three girls go for broke, eaten alive by show business, sex, and drugs, in this trashy, campy exposé of the dark side of stardom.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements involving substance abuse, some sexual content, partial nudity and language; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.

DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; Dolby Digital stereo (English) or mono (English, Spanish) ; anamorphic widescreen (letterbox) presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1 ; dual layer format.

In English or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French; closed-captioned.