History Trivia / BeyondTheValleyOfTheDolls

* DevelopmentHell: Creator/TheCriterionCollection special edition took over 25 years to get released (going back to the UsefulNotes/LaserDisc era). Criterion even filmed a panel discussion with the cast and crew after a film festival screening in 1990 to include as a special feature, but 20th Century Fox withdrew the release. 20-some-odd-years-later, Criterion approached Fox about ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' again; this time the studio was willing to sanction such release. Under one condition: they had to buy 1967's ''[[Literature/ValleyoftheDolls Valley of the Dolls]]'' as well. Criterion put out special editions of both films on Blu-Ray in 2016.

* PropRecycling: The dress that Kelly wears to Z-Man's first party was also worn by Creator/SharonTate in ''Literature/ValleyOfTheDolls''. Dolly Read was reportedly emotional at wearing it.

* HeAlsoDid: Creator/RogerEbert, of all people, was one of the writers. This would later get invoked quite often as a negative example of LetsSeeYouDoBetter by people who took issue with Ebert's film reviews, but Ebert didn't consider the film an OldShame at all and often talked about it.

* HeAlsoDid: Famous film critic Creator/RogerEbert was one of the writers.

* RealLifeRelative: Edy Williams, who plays Ashley St. Ives, was Russ Meyer's wife from 1970 to 1973.

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert based Z-Man on Music/PhilSpector, even though neither one had ever met him. They were told later that they captured him very well. Considering what happens in the climax, and what later happened with Spector and Lana Clarkson, [[HarsherinHindsight they captured him far more accurately than they could have imagined]].
* BigNameFan: In Creator/JohnWaters' first [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]] ''Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste'', he called it "the funniest film ever made." (He called Meyer's ''Film/FasterPussycatKillKill'' "the greatest film ever made.")

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert based Z-Man on Music/PhilSpector, even though neither one had ever met him. They were told later that they captured him very well. Considering what happens in the climax, and what later happened with Spector and Lana Clarkson, they captured him far more accurately than they could have imagined.

* BigNameFan: In Creator/JohnWaters' first [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]] ''Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste'', he called it "the funniest film ever made." (He called Meyer's ''Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'' "the greatest film ever made.")

* CelebrityEndorsement: In his [[{{Biography}} autobiography]] ''Shock Value'', Creator/JohnWaters called this the funniest film ever made.[[note]]He called Meyer's previous masterpiece, ''Film/FasterPussycatKillKill'', the greatest film ever made.[[/note]]

* HeAlsoDid: Famous film critic Roger Ebert was one of the writers.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Z-Man, the eccentric producer, was based on real-life producer Phil Spector. In the movie, Z-Man is revealed to be a murderer. Three decades later, Phil Spector himself was revealed to have commited a murder.

* FunnyAneurismMoment: Z-Man, the eccentric producer, was based on real-life producer Phil Spector. In the movie, Z-Man is revealed to be a murderer. Three decades later, Phil Spector himself was revealed to have commited a murder.

* HeAlsoDid: Famous film critic Roger Ebert was one of the writers.

* DevelopmentHell: Creator/TheCriterionCollection special edition took over 25 years to get released (going back to the LaserDisc era). Criterion even filmed a panel discussion with the cast and crew after a film festival screening in 1990 to include as a special feature, but 20th Century Fox withdrew the release. 20-some-odd-years-later, Criterion approached Fox about ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' again; this time the studio was willing to sanction such release. Under one condition: they had to buy 1967's ''[[Literature/ValleyoftheDolls Valley of the Dolls]]'' as well. Criterion put out special editions of both films on Blu-Ray in 2016.

* DevelopmentHell: TheCriterionCollection special edition took over 25 years to get released (going back to the LaserDisc era). Criterion even filmed a panel discussion with the cast and crew after a film festival screening in 1990 to include as a special feature, but 20th Century Fox withdrew the release. 20-some-odd-years-later, Criterion approached Fox about ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' again; this time the studio was willing to sanction such release. Under one condition: they had to buy 1967's ''[[Literature/ValleyoftheDolls Valley of the Dolls]]'' as well. Criterion put out special editions of both films on Blu-Ray in 2016.

* FakeAmerican / OohMeAccentsSlipping: Dolly Read, who played Kelly, was English. Her American accent has a tendency to be somewhat inconsistent throughout the film

* HeAlsoDid: Famous film critic Roger Ebert was one of the writers.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Most of the actresses were Playboy models beforehand.
** Edy Williams, who played Ashley St. Ives was photographed March '73.
** Dolly Read was featured three times. She was Ms. June '66, and on the cover in April '68.
** Cynthia Myers was photographed June of 1968 while only 17. They [[JailBaitWait waited until December '68 to publish the photos.]] She was even on the cover.
** Pam Grier is also in the film as an anonymous party-goer.

* FakeAmerican / OohMeAccentsSlipping: Dolly Lake, who played Kelly, was English. Her American accent has a tendency to be somewhat inconsistent throughout the film