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John Làzar as Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

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“The world is full of them, the super-octane girls who are old at twenty – if they get to be twenty!”

Beyond bizarre! Beyond outrageous! Beyond any film you’ve ever seen before! Today represents a landmark in cult cinema history: on this day fifty-five years ago (17 June 1970) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls – sexploitation maestro Russ Meyer’s twisted and berserk interpretation of sixties youth culture - had its world premiere at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. As the Los Angeles Herald Examiner declared, “Russ Meyer promised to make the wildest, craziest, funniest, the farthest out musical-horror-sex comedy ever released. He has succeeded.” All these decades later, many of us are still dropping snippets of its dialogue into everyday conversation (“You’re a groovy boy. I’d like to strap you on some time.” “This is my happening, and it freaks me out!” “You will drink the black sperm of my vengeance!”). I last screened Beyond at the Lobotomy Room film club (to a packed house) in January 2017. Maybe it’s due for a revisit! Pictured: John LaZar – unforgettable as Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell.