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Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Shutterstock In this micro-series, the Cut revisits five Hollywood classics about female ambition.
Valley of the Dolls is greater than the sum of its parts, but each of those parts is truly bonkers. Take, for example, Jennifer and her “chest exercises.” Or the moment when Anne, a mere legal assistant, unexpectedly lands a major brand campaign simply by being very hot. Her commercial is a bizarre and dreamy montage in which she wears billowing clothing and poses among giant statues for some reason. Then there’s Neely, who is worth her own multi-film franchise.
The movie is based on the 1966 debut novel by Jacqueline Susann, who started her career as an actress. To say the book was negatively received by critics is putting it gently. The New York Times snarkily compared it to the 1954 remake of A Star Is Born with Judy Garland. Time magazine named it “Dirty Book of the Month.” At best, it was “poorly written.” However, Susann’s readers didn’t seem to care as it was a quick commercial success.
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