{"product_id":"dolls","title":"Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time by Stephen Rebello (Author)  Format: Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A blissful treasure trove of gossipy insider details that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDolls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efans will swiftly devour.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe unbelievable-but-true, inside story of Jacqueline Susann's pop culture icon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eValley of the Dolls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e--the landmark novel and publishing phenomenon, the infamous smash hit film (\"the best worst movie ever made\"), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDolls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's thriving legacy today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince its publication in 1966, Jacqueline Susann's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eValley of the Dolls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has reigned as one of the most influential and beloved pieces of commercial fiction. Selling over thirty-one million copies worldwide, it revolutionized overnight the way books got sold, thanks to the tireless and canny self-promoting Susann. It also generated endless speculation about the author's real-life models for its larger-than-life characters. Turned in 1967 into an international box-office sensation and morphing into a much-beloved cult film, its influence endures today in everything from films and TV shows to fashion and cosmetics tributes and tie-ins. Susann's compulsive readable exposé of three female friends finding success in New York City and Hollywood was a scandalous eye-opener for its candid treatment of sex, naked ambition, ageism, and pill-popping, and the big screen version was one of the most-seen and talked-about movies of the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDolls! Dolls! Dolls!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edigs deep into the creation of that hugely successful film--a journey nearly as cut-throat, sexually-charged, tragic, and revelatory as Susann's novel itself--and uncovers how the movie has become a cherished, widely imitated camp classic, thanks to its over-the-top performances, endlessly quotable absurd dialogue, outré costumes and hairdos, despite the high aspirations, money, and talent lavished on it. Screenwriter-journalist-film historian Stephen Rebello has conducted archival research and new interviews to draw back the velvet curtain on the behind-the-scenes intrigue, feuds and machinations that marked the film's production. In doing so, he unveils a rich, detailed history of fast-changing, late 1960s Hollywood, on screen and off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andromeda Mixed Media ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48239719153885,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/2500\/1693\/files\/12EC4DF4-CF25-4C01-9A64-BD7509407E8B.jpg?v=1784931917","url":"https:\/\/andromedamixedmedia.com\/products\/dolls","provider":"Andromeda Mixed Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}