Backstory: "Valley Of The Dolls" Documentary Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, Judy Garland

The 2001 documentary "Backstory: Valley of The Dolls"
Documents the making of the film, based upon the novel by Jacqueline Susann, the firing of Judy Garland, and the on set turmoil between the cast.

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  • @alysiadavis7646
    @alysiadavis76464 жыл бұрын

    I love the shade that Judy throws at that reporter, 'I found it troubling around newspaper people too'.

  • @eBrigid
    @eBrigid4 жыл бұрын

    I put this film on about once a week, to clean the house or pick up my mood, it along with Auntie Mame are two of my glorious technicolor favorites.

  • @andreawagner7352
    @andreawagner73524 жыл бұрын

    Its amazing that Judy was only 44 :( She looks so worn out ....so sad

  • @jasonmalloy1451
    @jasonmalloy14514 жыл бұрын

    RIP Sharon Tate..

  • @pinkypavlova8608
    @pinkypavlova86083 жыл бұрын

    Patty Duke was such a GREAT actress. She was so modest to later say that "it.was bad acting on her part "

  • @theoctobercountry
    @theoctobercountry5 жыл бұрын

    It is good that Patty Duke, in her later years, was able to enjoy the campy fun of this film and was able to laugh about it all.

  • @t2stu
    @t2stu4 жыл бұрын

    I loved this both as a book and film. An occasional guilty pleasure of mine. Thank you Jacqueline Susan.

  • @mariemorgan7759
    @mariemorgan77592 жыл бұрын

    I always wondered about the back story to Valley of the Dolls. I have a facination for the early 1960s!

  • @JohnnyGNV
    @JohnnyGNV5 жыл бұрын

    Interesting Documentary about Valley of the Dolls - I think it deserves the honor of being a 'Cult Classic' ~ people say Patty Duke was somehow miscast as Neely but I actually thought she was a good match for the role -

  • @frankieturner630
    @frankieturner6305 жыл бұрын

    I have this movie on DVD and I absolutely love it

  • @KarenRiffe
    @KarenRiffe5 жыл бұрын

    I love The Valley of The Dolls. It's a classic movie. I have it on my phone right now.

  • @vistaestrada
    @vistaestrada5 жыл бұрын

    The clothes, the music, the cars, the wigs, the social upheaval. The 1960's are a time I wish I could go back to.

  • @HnHBlkM
    @HnHBlkM4 жыл бұрын

    Re: Barbara Parkins: She looks great even now. Wow.

  • @elainephilly
    @elainephilly5 жыл бұрын

    It reminds me of my late, oldest brother. He loved it and knew every line! Patty and Sharon were so beautiful! May they all rest in peace. XX

  • @HBLADY
    @HBLADY10 ай бұрын

    I only ever saw Valley fo the Dolls on TV and heaven only knows what got cut out. My local library has the DVD and now it's time to find out what I missed!

  • @jamestyler7697
    @jamestyler76972 жыл бұрын

    Patty Duke was so wonderfully self-deprecating and humble lol

  • @toddbonin6926
    @toddbonin69263 жыл бұрын

    I love the movie. I especially love Barbara Parkins’ performance. She’s gorgeous

  • @lblack1961
    @lblack19614 жыл бұрын

    Okay, now I need to watch "Valley of the Dolls" again...for the umpteenth time... :-D

  • @almamattersr3735
    @almamattersr37355 жыл бұрын

    A fantastic gem! Cheers to you for uploading this for us!

  • @natashasemrau3670
    @natashasemrau36705 жыл бұрын

    This movie was so exciting durning that era, and now. I still watch it when it's on, trashy and all. Also the sequel was rather good too.💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊

  • @eduardoramirezjr4403
    @eduardoramirezjr44035 жыл бұрын

    I was a child when I saw this movie. I don’t know what possessed my parents to take me to the theater with them (though later they must have regretted their decision). I immediately fell in love with both Sharon Tate and Barbara Perkins, but was shocked by Patty Duke’s portrayal of Neely. It really scared the crap out of me. However, I did like her duet with Tony Scotti at the psychiatric hospital. It’s my favorite part of the whole movie and is pure camp.

  • @reneebraxton1032
    @reneebraxton10322 жыл бұрын

    My mom had the book. I read it in my teens. Fantastic!!!

  • @freespiritxoxo7343
    @freespiritxoxo73433 жыл бұрын

    5:56 Judy Garland and her amazing sassy on the spot comebacks 🙌💃🙏 RIP Queen ❤

  • @lisalovelace6784
    @lisalovelace67845 жыл бұрын

    I loved this movie, loved the theme song and Patty Duke was awesome!

  • @geenal360
    @geenal3604 жыл бұрын

    Joan would have been good and if Garland got her act together- it would have brought it up many notches.

  • @jenniferj5551
    @jenniferj55515 жыл бұрын

    Poor Sharon Tate 😪

  • @edreid7872
    @edreid78722 жыл бұрын

    I've only seen heavily edited versions on television... I gotta see it in all its glory...

  • @jefferythomas4872
    @jefferythomas48722 жыл бұрын

    The ladies are all so heartbreakingly beautiful.

  • @HectorTorres115
    @HectorTorres1154 жыл бұрын

    Incredible memories! I was about ten years old and I always remember it and the theme song recorded by Dionne Warwick. #SoNostalgic

  • @MrTitan225
    @MrTitan2253 жыл бұрын

    Ms. Parkins was so classy.... she played her role so greatly.....

  • @Herman47
    @Herman475 жыл бұрын

    *They could at least mention the Dionne Warwick hit song associated with the movie.*

  • @vivianblack2951
    @vivianblack295110 ай бұрын

    I liked seeing Richard Dreyfuss in a bit part. A very young RD.

  • @haintedhouse2990

    @haintedhouse2990

    10 ай бұрын

    speaking of Richard I liked the scene in Postcards From the Edge when he asked recovering addict Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep) if she wanted to go see a movie with him and she said "sure, we can go see Valley of the Dolls"

  • @johnpinegar8027
    @johnpinegar80272 жыл бұрын

    Loved the book and the movie. Both classics.

  • @peggyolson6511
    @peggyolson65113 жыл бұрын

    I love this film, and they didn't even mention one of the best things about it, the music. There were some really moving songs, like the theme song sung by Dionne Warwick, and the sad song Tony sings with Neelie when he is in the nursing home.

  • @jamesjwalsh
    @jamesjwalsh2 жыл бұрын

    8:20 - Would never recognize Raquel Welch there. Looks amazing.

  • @user-wb7ru9wp7o
    @user-wb7ru9wp7o Жыл бұрын

    The book, by Jacqueline Suzanne , was so good!!! I read it while I was in the army in Frankfurt W. Germany getting ready to get out of the army headed back to Ft Dix. The song brings back bittersweet memories because I was having a very good time with all my German buddies. This song is so sad and so sweet at the same time. 1968.

  • @ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE
    @ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE4 жыл бұрын

    Whoever the mother of Sharon Tate's character is, she was VILE. "Yes, mother, I know I have no talents!" Hold on! In *I'll cry Tomorrow"* and *"Smash Up"* Susan sang.

  • @Nightbrrd
    @Nightbrrd4 жыл бұрын

    One of my beloved movies ♥ Such a good one

  • @HnHBlkM
    @HnHBlkM4 жыл бұрын

    I don't think Raquel Welch would have made a believable Jennifer; the character was suppose to be a sympathetic one and I don't see Raquel in that way.

  • @glorialamorgia2219
    @glorialamorgia22192 жыл бұрын

    I always liked Paul Burke from when he was on naked city. Its sad he never became a big movie star.

  • @IanThaddiam
    @IanThaddiam5 жыл бұрын

    That's crazy. I went on a KZread expedition last night looking for this and here, today, you upload it. That's weird. I assume, of course, you did it just for me, so... :-)

  • @oldjack-mi8gk
    @oldjack-mi8gk4 жыл бұрын

    Duke and Tate were better in their screen tests than what Robson extracted from them for the movie.

  • @brianmallen8887
    @brianmallen88874 жыл бұрын

    I read the book. I didn't want to, but something told me it was the ultimate female perspective on things, especially in show biz. So after reading it I had this fear and respect for Jaquiline Susan. She marketed her own book. She had moxie and 100% self-made identity. Any guy could fear her based on her judgement. Trashy? B.S. Before "Harry Potter" it was the third most successful novel in history. Why? It's truth cuts you to the core. The drugs usage is not gratuitous. The theme of the book is what women will do to stay young looking. Sounds frivolous? It's not..One woman, pursued by the rich guy who states "you're the only woman who loves me for me and not my money." She: " That's because I don't love you. " Damn! The middle-aged Broadway actress has the hots for a guy her age, and he likes her, just not sexually. He's got a 23 year old girlfriend. He's like "cmon, get real." Trashy, glamour, glitzy ? Nah, reality....100% R.I.P. Jacqueline Susan, you chain smoking dervish, from a guy way across the divide. For what it's worth you got my respect.

  • @binklebabe4725
    @binklebabe47254 жыл бұрын

    Great actresses spewing some horrible lines. It works for me! 😂😂😂 Barbara has such a beautiful speaking voice.

  • @hansmiller664
    @hansmiller6642 жыл бұрын

    The Film is a mark in 60's Hollywood history. If some critics call it camp, who cares? I and MILLIONS of people LOVE it! PERIOD.

  • @JohnSegerclucka

    @JohnSegerclucka

    8 ай бұрын

    The #1 grossing movie in 1967

  • @lucyterrier7905
    @lucyterrier79054 жыл бұрын

    Judy Garland looked 30 years older than she really was! She looked awful.

  • @charliechilders6630

    @charliechilders6630

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ray bolger, the scarecrow in The wizard of Oz was a lifelong friend of Judy Garland. He said Judy Garland didn't die, she just plum wore out! 😳😥

  • @ebriggs3498

    @ebriggs3498

    10 ай бұрын

    She died 2 years later. She was an alcoholic.

  • @angelabluebird609
    @angelabluebird6095 жыл бұрын

    Michael Musto should know better and should have spoken accurately, if he was going to speak: Jennifer NORTH, not Jennifer Welles (Anne Welles was played by Barbara Parkins) did the, "art films," to pay for her terminally ill husband's care in the sanitarium, not to pay for abortions and drugs. She had AN abortion due to her husband's illness being genetic.

  • @user-sv1td1nc8i

    @user-sv1td1nc8i

    2 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t care for Michael Musto’s comments about VOD being camp. It was a melodrama with some very intense dramatic scenes.

  • @violet807
    @violet8073 жыл бұрын

    I LOVED the movie and the book!!! I learned so much about life from the book!

  • @coastliner5848
    @coastliner58482 жыл бұрын

    Watched the movie last night - it was great!

  • @jhhone
    @jhhone5 жыл бұрын

    I love this post! Hayward was great but Judy would have been EPIC! No mention of Miss Crawford who also could have played Helen Lawson!

  • @Honeymoon1988
    @Honeymoon19884 жыл бұрын

    I love this movie, I too struggled with pills and alcohol, heartbreaks and drama while at the same time being so glamorous. Classic movie 💎💎💎

  • @johnsax1445
    @johnsax14453 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE this Movie, the apex of 1967 glamour with all its over-the-top excess. And looking at Jacqueline Susann, I cant get Truman Capotes appraisal of her to Johnny Carson out of my head-“like a truck driver in Drag” 😄

  • @lone6523
    @lone65235 жыл бұрын

    That “smoked since I was 12” voice is sadly disgusting.

  • @lt7378
    @lt73783 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think it was so bad at all. Surprised at the criticism. What does hollywood critics know about what’s good though? They praise stuff I think is pure trash. Perhaps they hate it because it hits too close to home. The message of this movie is to get out of Hollywood before it destroys you, and hollywood types don’t appreciate this truth because they like their decadent lifestyles .

  • @HnHBlkM
    @HnHBlkM4 жыл бұрын

    Separate note: I've always thought that if they were to make a biopic about Helen Gurley Braun's life, Susan Lucci would be the perfect actress for the role.

  • @2legit64
    @2legit642 жыл бұрын

    I loved Neely. That character made this film watchable. The scene with Neely flushing Helen's wig down the toilet is my favorite. I always got the feeling that Susan Hayward was portraying herself which made the scene even sweeter.

  • @susanazinger2525

    @susanazinger2525

    11 ай бұрын

    I named my beautiful black and gold torti cat after Neely ...I bet I've watched the movie 50 times - I never get tired of it . And I still have my copy of the book that I bought waaay back in the day . My mom named me Susan after Susan Hayward ( mom's favorite actress for all her life ) ... I loved Neely, too . .She was my favorite in the movie . ✌️

  • @leonorfelix9617
    @leonorfelix96172 жыл бұрын

    This movie was or is still one of my favorites I was born 1959 and the first time I saw this movie I was in my twenty's fell in love with Judy Garland in the movies patty dukes and her movie Hellen omg loved it and then came sharen Tate the most beautiful woman I've seen at my age and then came the tragic of her death I felt so sorry for her and I still here about it and tear up Barbra parkins was one beautiful actress also those woman where the best times of my twenty years of watching movies Valley of the dolls I will never forget it its one of the best movies I've have ever seen in my younger years ❤️

  • @Wyrd__cat
    @Wyrd__cat Жыл бұрын

    RIP Sharon Tate. A wonderful soul taken far too soon 💔

  • @finallythere100
    @finallythere1004 жыл бұрын

    How feminine and "well spoken" Sharon Tate sounds while speaking to her mother on the phone. People.sound so coarse today,. in comparison.

  • @mordecaiesther3591
    @mordecaiesther35914 жыл бұрын

    Nothing has changed in Hollywood except for social media has put it on steroids .

  • @mrangel8009
    @mrangel80095 жыл бұрын

    I have always loved this movie

  • @marijadokoza8314
    @marijadokoza83144 жыл бұрын

    Best film...Sharon Tate....Golden globe nomination👌😘💕❤❤💕

  • @pinkydogbear
    @pinkydogbear2 жыл бұрын

    I thought Patty did an excellent job!

  • @88lakeshore
    @88lakeshore4 жыл бұрын

    i really liked this movie, i didnt think it was bad

  • @patrickfallon6192
    @patrickfallon6192 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for recommending the Judy coffee table book it came😊yesterday and I set aside a comfortable spot to read its huge thanks again 😀😀

  • @samuelglass6805
    @samuelglass68055 жыл бұрын

    I love this movie, LOVE. It needs a home in my "Guilty TREASURES" library, along with the unofficial Russ Meyer sequel, SEXTETTE, LIPSTICK, XANADU, SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, and THE LONELY LADY!

  • @dancingkay2604
    @dancingkay26044 жыл бұрын

    Hollywood chopped it down, because it was close to truth....would Hollywood ever make a similar movie with an honest real theme...never.

  • @pinkypavlova8608
    @pinkypavlova86083 жыл бұрын

    Betty white at 99 looks younger than Judy Garland was at 40.

  • @letty4558
    @letty45585 жыл бұрын

    This is fascinating.

  • @michelebintliff3582
    @michelebintliff35824 жыл бұрын

    Love this movie.

  • @stephallan2543
    @stephallan25434 жыл бұрын

    I recall watching this Amazing Realistic Movie when I was about 10 yrs. old...then I read the book! Wow 😲 it was like getting kicked in the 💗🙏🏽🤔🔥💎👩🏻‍💻!

  • @etorres385
    @etorres3855 жыл бұрын

    Love this classic movie

  • @HnHBlkM
    @HnHBlkM2 жыл бұрын

    Susan Heyward looked like Ethel Merman. It seemed like can't miss casting.

  • @e.m.tanner179
    @e.m.tanner1792 жыл бұрын

    My favorite movie of all time.... "camp" or otherwise. You can find a little piece of dialogue from this movie that will fit just about any situation in life. The entire cast is marvelous. This was Susan Hayward's last picture, and the final line she has is: "What the hell happened?". How great is that?!!! I think I must have watched this classic at least a dozen times over the years, and I never get tired of seeing it.

  • @joankersting2358
    @joankersting23584 жыл бұрын

    Everybody loves applause, how badly you want it can cause serious problems.

  • @utube-r9q
    @utube-r9q4 ай бұрын

    It’s one of my favourites movies 😊 Thank you for sharing 😊

  • @nomopms1
    @nomopms14 жыл бұрын

    It was trashy, silly, and over-the-top drama-rama, but it's entertaining.

  • @peanuttube605
    @peanuttube6053 жыл бұрын

    I loved that book.

  • @gregman1715
    @gregman17154 жыл бұрын

    LOVE love this movie

  • @RealiTeaV
    @RealiTeaV5 жыл бұрын

    I love this movie

  • @olivia6063
    @olivia60634 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see this movie.

  • @melissadawson4668
    @melissadawson46684 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know why there are "X's" through some of the Judy Garland photos?

  • @Rose-qd2bl
    @Rose-qd2bl5 жыл бұрын

    Poor Judy. She looked 30 years older. The studios fed her drugs.

  • @a.banks.7682
    @a.banks.76825 жыл бұрын

    I just found a copy of the book in a trash bin. I will have to read...

  • @carlascrivens1855
    @carlascrivens18559 ай бұрын

    Great movie, I've always loved it

  • @puppiesrperfect379
    @puppiesrperfect3795 жыл бұрын

    how many of thew stars are still living

  • @pattiharvey1787
    @pattiharvey17872 жыл бұрын

    Only watched the movie because Sharon Tate was in it. RIP.

  • @lenaaustin6692
    @lenaaustin66924 жыл бұрын

    I actually really liked the movie.

  • @albertmorris6162
    @albertmorris61625 жыл бұрын

    Helen Lawson also had shades of Debbie Reynolds, who trashed her good friend, Carlton Carpenter, and quite vicious.

  • @en6278
    @en627810 ай бұрын

    "and failed actress" They keep shading Jacqueline with this. I think writing one of the biggest books ever tops being some successful actress. Of which there are thousands. Theres only one Valley of the dolls & its sales are up on the all time list.

  • @cherylsmith7282
    @cherylsmith72823 жыл бұрын

    Love Susan Hayward.

  • @Sharon-fw9qw

    @Sharon-fw9qw

    Ай бұрын

    Have you seen "I Want to Live!". Awesome

  • @breakingbadheisenberg9703
    @breakingbadheisenberg97034 жыл бұрын

    No shame ! In comparison to what’s being released today..........This film is a masterpiece! ................Saw this when I was just a child I recall my mom telling me Sharon Tate was butchered 😓 , RIP Mom .....And RIP Sharon & Baby Richard.

  • @paulmicheldenverco1
    @paulmicheldenverco1 Жыл бұрын

    An alcoholic would never pour out her own booz unless she was quitt!ng.

  • @aaronrowles6596
    @aaronrowles65969 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @PeaceDragon9
    @PeaceDragon94 ай бұрын

    The book and movie are both classics.

  • @markwilliamson2738
    @markwilliamson27384 жыл бұрын

    Love Love Love

  • @bridgetgeddes7072
    @bridgetgeddes70725 жыл бұрын

    Awsome

  • @davidpotter-1969
    @davidpotter-196911 ай бұрын

    He wants to make pictures, I'm gonna heat up the lasagna. 😂😂😂

  • @notbornyesterday2767
    @notbornyesterday27674 жыл бұрын

    Sharon Tate's character was based on 1940s actress, Carole Landis, who committed suicide in Brentwood, CA, in 1949, age 29 or 30. Also, Jackie Susann and Carole had been lovers for a few years. Carole committed suicide during a disappointing affair with actor, Rex Harrison, but the reason for her suicide could have been also because she had had a chronic health problem, Malaria. Anyway, Valley of the Dolls, both movie and book, are just fine. Interesting that the #MeToo movement hadn't formed immediately after the movie and book!

  • @melissaj1965
    @melissaj19655 жыл бұрын

    Read the book. Yet to see the movie. Can't wait

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