![]() ![]() The second, more faithful adaptation was a Made-for-TV Movie in 1981. It also inspired a satirical pseudo-sequel in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, released in 1970, which has garnered a similar reputation. The first, made in 1967, was hated by critics yet a huge box-office hit today it's seen as a So Bad, It's Good Cult Classic. The novel was wildly popular upon publication (thanks largely to its juicy Horrible Hollywood detailing), and had two film adaptations. note The term "dolls" may come from dolophine, a form of methadone also used as a painkiller and sleep aid, and very addictive. ![]() While one might think "Dolls" refers to these leading ladies, it is a slang term for pills - particularly sleeping pills and weight loss pills - and almost everyone in the book pops them like candy. They start out as roommates in New York, and each of them achieves fame and fortune in the cutthroat world of show business, with plenty of ups and downs along the way, particularly where their love lives are concerned. It follows the lives of three women - Anne Welles, Neely O'Hara, and Jennifer North - from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Valley of the Dolls is a 1966 novel by Jacqueline Susann. ![]() You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top." "When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. ![]()
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