Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time

by Stephen Rebello

The unbelievable-but-true, inside story of Jacqueline Susann's pop culture icon Valley of the Dolls--the landmark novel and publishing phenomenon, the infamous smash hit film ("the best worst movie ever made"), and Dolls's thriving legacy today

Since its publication in 1966, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls 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 expos� 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.

Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! digs 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, outr� 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Film, Media Tie In, History, Audiobook, Literature

352 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2020

About the author

Stephen Rebello is a screenwriter, journalist, and the author of such books as Reel Art: Great Posters from the Golden Age of the Silver Screen, which was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1999. Based in Los Angeles, he has contributed feature stories to such magazines as Cosmopolitan, GQ, More, and The Advocate, and currently serves as a Playboy contributing editor. Stephen Rebello adapted for the screen Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho as the basis of Hitchcock, the Fox Searchlight dramatic feature motion picture starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, James D’Arcy, Danny Huston, Ralph Macchio, and Michael Wincott.

Reviews

[June Miller Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure #1: I watch The Valley of the Dolls once a year or so and have read the book more than a few times (and most recently listened to the audiobook). I remember my parents going to see the movie the year it came out and telling me “it’s for grownups.” That was all I needed to hear.

Full disclosure #2: the author, Stephen Rebello, is a friend and I was lucky enough to be able to read an advance copy. Stephen is (among his many credits) the co-author of one of the best inside-pop-culture books of all time, Bad Movies We Love, so his credentials for Dolls! are impeccable. And know that I would not be writing a five-star review unless I really loved the book.

The MINUTE this book is available, buy it! With all of the issues in the world right now, this book is exactly what you need for a fun escape into vintage (but enduring and classic) entertainment history.

Not going to spoil anything, but you’ll find out all the dirt about the actresses considered for the roles that eventually went to (in alphabetical order) Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins and Sharon Tate. The backstory of who first played the Helen Lawson character (and background on the wig!). All about how Jacqueline Susann developed the book and the writing of the script. And so much more!

If you love a juicy, insidery read about the movie and book businesses (and all their warts), you will want this for your library!

[Anthony McGill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stephen Rebello has done an incredible amount of research into everything about the book and film and beyond of "Valley of the Dolls" which has received a massive cult following over the years.

An interesting and knowledgeable account of author Jacqueline Susann's career as writer and that alone is a fascinating portrait of the times. All the ups and downs and ins and outs of filmmaking are explored with the battles at 20th. Century-Fox and the Zanucks (father & son) make for absorbing reading and should give outsiders a shrewd glimpse into the crazy inner workings of the studio.

The not so rosy filming with a rather nasty director Mark Robson in charge of a nutty bunch of starlets - manic depressive Patty Duke, bland Barbara Parkins and sweet Sharon Tate (the only one who comes up smelling like roses), second-rate male actors and a couple of divas Judy Garland and Susan Hayward who should have known better.

Problem with this book is the question of why waste 300+ pages on such an undistinguished potboiler? But devoted fans of the film will love it even if this film buff found it a little too much and self-indulgent about something very trivial. And my own little bitch is I find books that continually update the $ amounts of the day to presumably the inflated values of the modern day overdone and questionable.

Would recommend that you see the film before reading because there is so much information included (e.g. screenplay revisions) that if you can't remember the film too well (like me) * it becomes a little tedious -- but if you are a dedicated admirer, you'll love every saucy little morsel.

A well written study which provides a fascinating and informative portrait of a particular period of filmmaking and the changing values of Hollywood in the 1960s.

* Just an update on this review. I recently rewatched the film (an excellent print from Criterion) and a 57-year gap between viewings (!) and thoroughly enjoyed this campy film.

I remember all the scathing reviews of the film (many gleefully featured in Rebello's book) which I don't quite understand. I get the impression that these brutal reviews, even from critics I generally admire, fell into that category of "this is the sort of film highbrow critics have to take down."

Sure, it's a bit corny with a controversial (for the time) and overblown plot, but never a dull moment in a swiftly moving 2 hours. Lovely music score by John Williams which earned him his first Academy Award nomination.

Not a great film but well worth a reappraisal. And the film I would rate higher than this book.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

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As always, a copy of this book was provided by the author or publisher in exchange for my honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way.

Ah, Valley of the Dolls. The true original. The book that was ahead of its time. The film that we all love to hate and cringe through its pastel glory. To be real with you guys, I don't necessarily think that the book Valley of the Dolls is bad. The film, of course, is good-bad, but the book doesn't wholly strike me as bad.

The main draw of this book is, of course, its dishy take on behind the scene dramas and promise of old Hollywood secrets. If ever there were a time to dive headfirst into a sea of dramatic nostalgia, cringy films, and the glory of it all, it would be now. Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! proves to be a worthwhile, entertaining, glimpse behind the curtains of it all.

And I couldn't get enough!

Whether you've read the book or seen the film, or both, or neither, you likely know a great deal about this iconic and dishy story. Be it behind the scene happenings, including the eventual untimely death (ahem, murder) of one of the film's stars, Sharon Tate, or the source material itself, there is an ever enduring quality to Valley of the Dolls. It is in this mysterious quality that makes this indulgent story destined to outlive us all.

Given my undying love for Valley of the Dolls, I knew I had to get my hands on Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! to get my fill of all the dirty details involving both the film and the book. And, yes, I may or may not have obnoxiously, typically, gotten dressed up for the read. (I did. It's embarrassing, but nowhere near as embarrassing as some of the scenes from the film. So, it's fine.)

Ugh, I know, but, I couldn't help myself. You hear one mention of Valley of the Dolls and suddenly you're all long lashes and pretty pastels in the morning sun. Right? Just me? Damn. Regardless, the mere mention of this book was enough to get me bouncing around the house humming (Theme From) Valley of the Dolls into my morning coffee.

Overall, if you love reading behind the scenes happenings of iconic films and literature, you're going to eat this book up. To avoid spoilers, I'll say this: there was a lot to unpack in this book. And I mean that literally. A lot. This book was truly all-consuming and juicy, I couldn't put it down. Now, I have the sudden urge to rewatch and reread Valley of the Dolls.

[Alvin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This should have been a fun read. VOTD is actually a pretty great novel. Along with its barrier-breaking discussion of drugs and proto-feminism, it's also deliciously entertaining. It's author, Jackie Susann, was an absolute hoot, a self-invented weirdo of the first order (see here bio: Lovely Me for details) and the film is pure camp of the highest order. Alas, the fun is IN there, but it's SMOTHERED by irrelevant and less-than-scintillating details.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

A friend was kind enough to send me a copy of this book when I mentioned that I hadn't seen the film. So, I watched the film as soon as the book arrived, then read it. Really 3.5 stars, but rounding up to reflect the effort Rebello put into the effort.

I appreciated the contrast with the novel, which I do not intend to read, as well as the details of the production and promotion of the film. Unfortunately, it would take a reader with serious interest in (knowledge of) postwar-era film stars and industry to keep track of the many names mentioned! In that sense, I suppose one could say it felt bogged down, though not "padded" as suggested by another reviewer.

[Russell Sanders · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn’t like this book. I think Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls is actually a better novel than critics give it credit for being, and despite all its obvious flaws, I enjoy Mark Robson’s movie of the novel. So I looked forward to reading Stephen Rebello’s Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, an examination, mostly, of the film version of the novel. I usually revel in these “making of” type books. But Rebello’s style was soporific. He bombards us with endless details and figures (always, but always, making sure we know how much a dollar amount would be in 2020 dollars) while he never seems to get much deeper than spouting his research. When he does add his own opinions, it is obvious he has—almost—contempt for the novel and the film. He states the facts about the four stars of the film, Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate, Patty Duke, and Susan Hayward. I learned little from what he says about the stars, although I do have to grudgingly admit I learned a bit more about Hayward than I previously knew. Tate’s fate as a Manson victim is widely known, so nothing new about that. And Duke’s battles with bi-polar disorder were widely publicized as part of her own campaign to bring this disorder to light. As for Parkins, the fact that we know little about her only reinforces Rebello’s claims that she was/is largely a nonentity. He does, though, place much of the blame for the film’s non-critical success on director Mark Robson, who probably never should have taken on a project that dealt closely with three young women, both the fictional characters and the professional actresses who portrayed them. But, as is known by anyone who knows the film, Judy Garland was cast originally in the role of Helen Lawson. It was to be another comeback for the beloved star. Well, there should be a special place in hell for Robson and the way he treated this Hollywood icon. Garland’s insecurities were widely known, and instead of playing to those and treating his star with kid gloves, he not only ignored those insecurities but he exacerbated them by treating this fragile piece of glitter as if she were a contract player not worthy of his attention. Shame, shame, shame. Treating anyone that way is despicable, but treating his star that way—a star of Garland’s caliber—is unexplainable…unless his goal was to get her to quit the film. And he accomplished that in short order. Maybe I have prejudice toward Judy Garland. Maybe I adore Patty Duke far too much. But Rebello does neither justice with his “just the facts, ma’am” retelling of their tribulations on this film. So—I didn’t like this book.

[Dennis Holland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting lost in the valley of the dolls will be much more fun knowing all these deliciously gossipy details! If you are a fan of the fictional tell all book, the campy cult classic flick or (not so) old-fashioned showbiz glamour, glitz and behind the scenes scandal, I’m certain you will find this a compulsive read.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Vincent Desjardins · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven’t seen “Valley of the Dolls” in years but after reading Stephen Rebello’s in-depth and entertaining look behind the scenes at the camp classic, I desperately want to revisit it. I was 13 when the movie was originally released so I didn’t see it for the first time until it premiered on network TV some years later, probably in the seventies. Even in my late teens/early twenties, I could recognize a bad movie when I saw one and Valley of the Dolls definitely fit the bill as a bad movie. Filled with over-ripe dialogue and over-wrought performances, I think this movie probably taught me the meaning of the word cliché. Watching it for the first time, I remember a scene where a down and out, and wasted Patty Duke playing Neely O’Hara (based on Judy Garland) is in a bar when one of her songs comes on the radio (or maybe it’s a jukebox, as I said, I haven’t seen the film in years). She starts to sing along and people in the bar begin to make fun of her. She’s fallen so far, no one believes she’s the once famous Neely O’Hara. As I recall there is an almost identical scene to this in “The Helen Morgan Story,” which came out 10 years earlier. Rebello’s book doesn’t mention this blatant rip-off from the Morgan bio-pic, but he does provide a lot of juicy behind the scenes info, not only about the making of the film, but also some interesting background on the author Jacqueline Susann, who wrote the original novel. As a young teen, I remember Susann making the rounds on most of the television talk shows. She was one of those ubiquitous personalities that out of sheer force of will turned herself into a household name. Everyone in the late sixties/early seventies knew who she was. I knew she wrote what my mom called trashy books, but at that time I didn’t know that she had had an affair with Ethel Merman, who would later form the basis of the Helen Lawson character in Valley of the Dolls. Even though she may not have been a great writer, Rebello succeeds in making Jacqueline Susann seem like a fascinating character.

As a Judy Garland fan, I especially enjoyed Rebello’s chapter 12, titled “It’s Judy,” which is devoted to the casting, and later firing of Garland in the role of Helen Lawson. There is speculation, which is talked about in Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!, that 20th Century Fox knew that Garland would implode and not be able to finish the film and that they hired her merely as a publicity stunt. If this is true, it's a perfect example of Hollywood's cynicism at its most callous. It’s probably a good thing that Garland didn’t end up being in the film. It would be a sad note to her career if Valley of the Dolls had ended up being her last film.

Rebello’s book is great escapist fare, treating the reader to a backstage pass to the birth of a camp classic. Like reading a really juicy movie magazine, Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! will transport you, not only to the world of Hollywood, but to another time, the late sixties, when on-screen taboos were still being broken, Hollywood legends still traversed the sound stages and movie-going was still an event.

[Mediaman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uneven and overly detailed history of a movie that that certainly does not deserve this kind of attention. The Valley of the Dolls book was obviously a huge success but this barely devotes a couple dozen pages to the book, instead choosing to focus way too much minute detail on the pre-production process of the movie. Long lists of people who were simply mentioned as possible stars gets repeated over and over. A whole lot of things that never happened are given way too much space. And in the end the writer, though he did some good research, ends up with an imbalanced book that emphasizes what didn't get on the screen instead of what did.

It's like he was writing it to attract the attention of Ryan Murphy with the goal of turning it into the next "Feud" edition. And while the section on Judy Garland is juicy, there's not a satisfactory excuse given for why she was fired.

There are good sections but overall there's a lot of gossip and at least a third of the book could be cut out. Instead of so much devoted to what never happened in casting and script, the book should have beefed up the story of the original publication and its aftermath, as well as more about the movie's premiere and short-lived box office success. But instead of giving us information on the most important things the author chooses to focus on minor details of wishes and plans that never came to fruition.

Stephen Rebello's writing style is mind boggling--he has long run-on paragraphs, often one giant paragraph per page, combining two or three different subjects in one graph. He needed a good editor to help him cut out the meaningless stuff that didn't happen (or at least cut it way down) and get him to do more research on what actually did occur in the aftermath of the book and film.

The book should have devoted much more research to the novel's publication and impact, as well as the film's premiere and minor success. It needed more critical thinking about what became a laughing stock movie that is not only now considered a flop but a bomb. The writer overhypes the original box office success and claims there has been "Valley of the Dolls fever" the last decade (not true), even ending the book by calling the movie "brilliant, irresistible, life-transforming badness." Of course it's none of those things other than "bad," and when a writer approaches a negative subject that positively, the resulting pages offer a distorted view of something that is not worth the price of purchase.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stephen Rebello ("Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of "Psycho"" and "Bad Movies We Love") is the perfect author to chronicle how Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and the 1967 film adaptation overcame universally negative reviews to become one of the top-selling novels of all time and a beloved celluloid camp classic. Rebello succinctly sketches Susann's hardships and triumphs. Prior to writing VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, she had a son with severe autism, and she received a cancer diagnosis resulting in a radical mastectomy. Thanks to relentless and imaginative self-promotion, VALLEY stayed on the New York Times bestseller list more than a year and, at its peak, sold 100,000 copies a day. Rebello explains how Susann's "mink-and-mascara-lined kitsch milestone" tapped an audience who didn't normally read books.

When 20th Century Fox bought the movie rights, it hired a top director, two award-winning screenwriters and several Oscar-winning actors. How the movie went so terribly wrong fills the majority of the book with deliciously juicy firsthand observations. It was, according to Rebello, "a production riddled with infighting, feuding, tension, tragedies, missteps, and double dealing." Judy Garland was hired and fired after 10 days of shooting yielded only 90 seconds of usable footage. Patty Duke later quipped, "I realized another month into the filming that Judy was the one who got off easy." Like the novel, the film was critically drubbed but a massive hit. Against all logic (and Susann's lawsuit), the studio began working on a sequel.

Delectable gossip and exhaustive research combine to make DOLLS! DOLLS! DOLLS! delight and sparkle (Neely, sparkle)!

Rebello uncovers a treasure trove of delicious gossip, fights and lawsuits as he charts Jacqueline Susann's VALLEY OF THE DOLLS' transition from bestselling book to camp classic movie.

[Dorothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ding dong. The doorbell. Package delivery of my birthday present.
The envelope's size suggested a DVD inside. Another season of Peyton Place? Nope, but just as much fun! What a treat to find inside "Dolls! Dolls! Dolls.!" My husband has excellent taste in birthday gifts.
I'm hooked from the first page.
And if any of you haven't seen the movie Valley of the Dolls, it is the best 'camp' movie. The music is really good too.

[Glenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was just what I hoped for. Light frothy fun with some information that I didn’t already know. The authors fully understand their source materials and do a great job of creating a fun book for those of us who enjoyed the original Valley of the Dolls book and agree that the movie is awful but fun to watch when you’re in the mood for camp.

[Brian Centrone · Rating 5 out of 5]

An in-depth look at the making of what I believe is the worst adaptation of a book ever. Still, the movie holds a special place in the hearts of Valley of the Dolls fans. We just can’t get enough of those dolls, and Stephen Rebello offers up one tantalizing doll after another. A must read for any Valley of the Dolls fan.

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you were to ask me which screen adaptation, big or small, I do fancy best I probably would say...
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[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very entertaining, dishy romp through the Hollywood of the 1960s, a time when sexual favors for professional advancement were traded in an open-air market.

The multiple versions of what it was like to work with Patty Duke, playing the mercurial Neely O'Hara (based on Judy Garland), suggest comparisons to Rashomon. But I think that author Rebello really wanted the role to be played by Barbra Streisand (p. 169).

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

***1/2

This book tells you all you ever wanted to know—and maybe more than you really *wanted* to know—about the creation of the novel Valley of the Dolls and its infamous 1967 film adaptation. It's probably my fave bad movie of all time, so you *know* I was here for it. Author Stephen Rebello gives us all the dirt, as well as all the cold hard facts, and does so without being bitchy, insulting or catty. He wrote it with all with the heart of a true fan. So obviously if you love the book or the movie or both you'll want to peruse this.

[Sarah D Bunting · Rating 4 out of 5]

A diverting listen despite being a bit too long, a handful of writing tics (too many instances of “roman a clef,” for one). Excellent narrator.

[PamM · Rating 3 out of 5]

A loving tribute and a painstaking, detailed account. More for die-hard fans or film study students than the casual voyeur.

[Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

A history of one of the world’s all time trash classics, with characters based on Ethel Merman and Judy Garland and maybe even Carol Landis.

[Richard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Should have been a lot more fun than it actually is. There are some interesting parts, but overall way, WAY too much of the studio wrangling and financial dealings of the studio brass and not enough about the stars and the actual on set drama, which, let's face it is what we all came to read.

This book needed a good editor. As other reviews have noted, the weird quirk of always mentioning how much money this cost or that star got paid, followed by, in parenthesis the equivalent value today, is INCEREDIBLY annoying. Like, do that once or twice. It's not necessary every damn time. Also not necessary? Pages upon pages of listing of every actress or actor "considered" (read: seems like even briefly mentioned) as being up for a particular role. Sure, in the case of Judy, that's one of the best stories to come out of the film. But I don't need to know that this or that B 60s starlet who's barely remembered today was considered for five seconds to play Neely.

In the end, maybe there just wasn't that much good story. Patty Duke didn't get along with anybody, but mostly was more aloof than outright bitchy. Barbara Parkins was as boring in real life as she was on screen. Susan Hayward was way too good for the picture. Sharon Tate was...well, I'm sorry, no one including the author wants to say anything negative about Sharon Tate because of her tragic death, but she is AWFUL in this film. I admit i've never seen her in anything else, and I understand she was better in comedy, but her performance is as hilariously lifeless as Patty Duke's is over the top and the author never explores that at all. But none of that adds up to 300 pages and the padding the author had to do to make this book length was obvious.

Overall, just not worth the time, even for the most devoted Dolls fan.

[Peter Adamson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I tore through this book--it was my way of celebrating Pride 2021, I suppose.

How much you love/loathe the movie version will inform whether this book is for you or not--I often adore any movie that makes it onto any "worst movie(s) of all time" list--and the film of VoftheD is on most of those lists. So this was delicious to me.

I couldn't get enough of the Zanuck/20th Century Fox stories about the efforts it took to make this book into a film. The casting chapters alone...my goodness. And I knew very little about Jacqueline Susann other than there was a movie (ISN'T SHE GREAT) based on her life. Which I have not seen. Who knew she was in THE WOMEN on Broadway--original cast???

Thanks to this book, I will never mention Susann without putting adjective "Pucci-clad" in front of her name. :) Moreover: I will never again forget what the phrase "roman a clef" means!

[Joe Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smart book about the making of a very dumb - albeit hilarious - movie. Stephen Rebello gives ‘Valley of the Dolls’ the same deeply researched approach he brought to his excellent book about the making of ‘Psycho.’ The book includes fascinating side trips into the careers of most of the major players. The chapter on director Mark Robson includes new reporting on the making of his prior 20th Century Fox film ‘Von Ryan’s Express’ where he was driven mad by the antics of the two stars, Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard (the latter was almost completely non-functional due to his alcoholism). Even if you’re not interested in the campy cult film, Rebello’s reporting on mid-60s Hollywood is first rate.

[Tom Holehan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ignore the four-star rating if you have zero interest in backstage gossip, Hollywood incompetence and anything dealing with the notorious "Valley of the Dolls", book and film. My love of behind-the-scenes investigation went into overdrive here with film historian Stephen Rebello's thorough examination of the good, the bad and the truly awful that was Jacqueline Susann's bestselling sensation. With candor and great wit, Rebello reveals all that went into the publication of Susann's novel as well as the so-bad-it's-good film version released in 1967. The book is compulsively readable and a must for (bad) movie fans.

[Rory · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a really great behind the scenes of how one of the more popular novels of the last entry was made into one of the worst movies… I really loved the exact in detail that went into this book from costumes to the screenplay to back stories on the actors and the director. I also late that it try to break down the Zeitgeist of Valley of the dolls and why at that point in time movie couldn’t tell that story. It also makes me want to see someone do a remake of the novel as it was written… Looking at you Baz Luhrmann

[Robert LoBiondo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great "making of" book about one of the most notorious films out of Hollywood.

Includes a synopsis of a treatment done by Harlan Ellison. Yes, THAT Harlan Ellison. He got treated so horribly and practically blacklisted that perhaps that's why he became so explosive and bitter. Too freakin' bad because his treatment shows very much an "if only" the film could have been.

I do recommend seeing the film before reading this.

[Ed Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

No stone left unturned, no rumor left unaddressed (and he puts some longstanding ones to rest with solid documentation). It's nice to have all this VOTD info in one place and filtered through one point of view. Sources well cited throughout and it's not like there are a ton of books out there about this particular movie.

[John Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Nice Romp Back to the 1960s

It certainly wasn’t the best of films, but is always fun to watch - especially after reading this back story of what went on behind the scenes - an enjoying read.

[Shawn Thrasher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to Paul Boehmer's funny narration of this nonfiction fun fact filled look at the trashiest book ever written and one of the worst films ever made. Complete candy - sweet and sour though.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's everything you would want to know about VOD and more. Mr. Rebello clearly loves this this classic dirty book and bad movie. Lot's of interesting insights and dishy stories.