Review of Valley of the Dolls (1967) by Drew S — 10 Oct 2010

"You've got to climb Mount Everest to reach the Valley of the Dolls. Its a brutal climb to reach that peak.".

"The nation's most startling and hotly discussed best-seller now on the screen with every shock and sensation intact".

"In the Valley of the Dolls, it's instant turn-on... dolls to put you to sleep at night, kick you awake in the morning, make life seem great - instant love, instant excitement, ultimate hell!".

"The motion picture that shows what America's all time #1 best seller first put into words!".

60's cult classic. Film Debut of Richard Dryfuss.

Anne Welles: Neely, you know it's bad to take liquor with those pills.

Neely O'Hara: They work faster.

Mel: Is a rotten business!

Neely O'Hara: I know. But I love it!

Miriam Polar: Tony, how many times do I have to tell you? At night, all cats are gray.

Mel: You're spending a lot more time than necessary with that fag.

Neely O'Hara: Ted Casablanca is NOT a fag... and I'm the dame who can prove it.

Neely O'Hara: I didn't have dough handed to me because of my good cheekbones, I had to earn it.

Helen Lawson: They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me.

Ted Casablanca: You've got your new deal, and I've got my sanity back.

Neely O'Hara: With that little whore?

Ted Casablanca: That little whore makes me feel nine feet tall!

Neely O'Hara: [catching her bisexua lhusband in the pool with a girl] Having fun, kiddies? Don't mind me. Go right ahead! I'll watch.

[girl runs away, naked, into the house].

Neely O'Hara: You'd better run, you little tramp. How dare you contaminate my pool! Here. [empties bottle of alcohol into the pool].

Neely O'Hara: Maybe this will disinfect it.

Neely O'Hara: All right, faggot! Start explaining!

Ted Casablanca: You need glasses, Neely. She's hardly built like a boy.

Neely O'Hara: Boobies, boobies, boobies. Nothin' but boobies. Who needs 'em?

Neely O'Hara: "I have to get up at five o'clock in the morning and SPARKLE, Neely, SPARKLE!".

Anne Welles: You've got to climb Mount Everest to reach the Valley of the Dolls.

Neely O'Hara: I want a doll! I want a doll!

Neely O'Hara: [drunk in a bar] Who's stoned? I am merely traveling incognito.

Neely O'Hara: Makes a change from the fags you usually hang around with.

Helen Lawson: At least I didn't have to marry one!

Neely O'Hara: [after pulling off Helen Lawson's wig] It's a wig! Her hair's as fake as she is!

Neely O'Hara: Having FUN kiddies?

Bar patron: I wonder what happened to Neely O'Hara.

[snidely].

Bar patron: They SAY she had laryngitis.

Neely O'Hara: [taking a drink - searching for a pill] WHO HAD LARYNGITIS?

Edward the Bartender: We're closing now, Miss O'Hara.

Edward the bartender: Shall I call you a cab?

Neely O'Hara: I don't need it - I don't need ANYBODY. I got talent, Edward. BIG talent.

[Standing at doorway, thinking].

Neely O'Hara: They Love me.

(Stage manager): Neely? Neely open the door, you're on. Neely!

Neely O'Hara: Hi!

(Stage manager): My God. You've got on your costume for the second act.

Neely O'Hara: So? I'll do the second act first!

Neely O'Hara: I'm Neely O'Hara, pal, that's ME singing on that jukebox!

Man in bar: Neely O'Hara sings like a bird. You sound like a frog.

Neely O'Hara: Then I heard she went to Paris to make art films.

[laughs].

Neely O'Hara: Art films? Nudies! That's all they are. Nudies.