Movie night Friday, December 17th at 8pm.

Valley of the Dolls!

You'll laugh, you'll cry.....you'll pop prescription medication like it
was candy!

Please join Anthony and I at the city home at 143 West Brookline in
Boston (437-7730). After watching the movie, you will finally be able to
answer the burning questions:

1. How many hits are there in a Helen Lawson Production?
2. Why is there always snow on the ground in New England, even when it
is June in New York City?
3. Who is the Gigi Girl and how did she get so natural looking?

Snacks, uppers and downers will be provided, those wearing fabulous
outfits ala 1967 will get special attention and praise throughout the
film.

Some more info...

"The nation's most startling and hotly discussed best-seller now on the
screen with every shock and sensation intact." --original movie tagline

USA, 1967. Directed by Mark Robson. Starring Patty Duke, Sharon Tate,
Barbara Parkins, Martin Milner, and Susan Hayward as Helen Lawson.


Awards:

Oscar Nomination for Best Score - John Williams
Golden Globe Nomination for Most Promising Newcomer, Female - Sharon Tate


Memorable Quotes:

Helen Lawson: They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling
back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get
out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me.

Jennifer: I wouldn't pay any attention to that. You know how bitchy fags
can be!

Anne Welles: Neely, you know it's bad to take liquor with those pills.
Neely O'Hara: They work faster.

Helen Lawson: The only hit that comes out of a Helen Lawson show is
Helen Lawson, and that's ME, baby, remember?

Neely O'Hara: I didn't have dough handed to me because of my good
cheekbones, I had to earn it.

Ted Casablanca: You've got your new deal, and I've got my sanity back.
Neely O'Hara: With that little whore?
Ted Casablanca: That little whore makes me feel nine feet tall!

[After catching her bisexual husband with a girl.]
Neely O'Hara: All right, faggot! Start explaining!
Ted Casablanca: You need glasses, Neely. She's hardly built like a boy.

Neely O'Hara: Boobies, boobies, boobies. Nothin' but boobies. Who needs
em?

Mel: You're spending a lot more time than necessary with that fag.
Neely O'Hara: Ted Casablanca is NOT a fag... and I'm the dame who can
prove it.

[Frustrated with doing her bust exercises.]
Jennifer North: Oh, to hell with them. Let 'em droop.


Trivia:

Judy Garland was originally cast in the main supporting role of Helen
Lawson. The studio provided her with a pool table in her dressing room
at her request. Eventually she backed out of the film and was replaced
by Susan Hayward. Other actors considered as replacements were Tammy
Grimes and Bette Davis.

For the three lead roles the following actors were considered: Petula
Clark, Raquel Welch, Ann-Margret, Candice Bergen, and Jill Ireland. In
the end Sharon Tate, Patty Duke and Barbara Parkins played the roles.

The 1970 sequel, "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," was written by Roger
Ebert, the famous film critic.

Hope to see you there!

Miles & Anthony


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