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Coming to Blu-ray 9/27/16.

posted 8 years ago by phoenixandrew
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"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" will be released on Blu-ray in the U.S. by The Criterion Collection on September 27, 2016.

Included:

High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary from 2003 featuring screenwriter Roger Ebert
Audio commentary from 2006 featuring actors Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Harrison Page, John La Zar, and Erica Gavin
New interview with filmmaker John Waters
Archival interviews with writer, director, and producer Russ Meyer
Q&A about the film from 1992 featuring Meyer, Ebert, La Zar, Read, and actors David Gurian, Charles Napier, Michael Blodgett, and Edy Williams
Above, Beneath, and Beyond the Valley; Look On Up at the Bottom; The Best of Beyond; Sex, Drugs, Music and Murder; and Casey & Roxanne, five documentaries from 2006 about the making of the film, featuring the cast and crew
Trailers and TV spots
PLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny

[–] Kompressor_Fan 8 years ago

And not just any Blu-ray release....but a Criterion release. I can't wait!

[–] Daazza1 8 years ago

It's a shame that yet again we're not getting to see any of the unused footage. There's a crazy dream sequence where Kelly, wearing a Union Jack flag ensemble, has in which her dead mother (in a coffin) tells her to seek out her aunt Susan. Dolly Reed also played her mother using ageing effects makeup. Stills from this scene exist, as do stills from the motel room Kelly and the three others were sharing when she had this vision.
There was also a scene in which Casey, who has decided to get into movies, goes to a meeting with a casting agent who turns out to be a repugnant pig and tries to get her onto the "casting couch".
There was also a lot more sex and general nudity filmed but excised in an attempt to avoid an x rating.

[–] phoenixandrew 8 years ago

The movie DID get an X rating upon its theatrical release in 1970. It was changed to NC-17 when it was released on VHS in 1993.

[–] Kompressor_Fan 8 years ago

Yes, it did get an X rating, but the previous poster is correct when he says that Russ Meyer took out a lot of material in hopes of getting an R rating. It didn't work....they gave him an X rating anyway.

[–] looking4ahandout 8 years ago

The booklet has an obscene smell. Almost like a rotten food kind of smell. I noticed the booklet is a lot glossier than any release I've seen. I wonder if it's a chemical on the paper.