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* TheSvengali: Z-Man to The Carrie Nations.
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* {{Badass}}: Lance Rock and Randy. Not to mention the naked clairvoyant who's dressed like a motorcycle.
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* BiTheWay: Casey. I think she's converted by the end of the movie.

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* DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Casey, Lance, Roxanne, Z-Man]]. Subverted with [[spoiler: Baxter, Emerson, Harris, Kelly, Susan, Pet]].
* DolledUpInstallment: Inverted. This was meant to be a true sequel to the original ''Valley of the Dolls'', but the original author wasn't happy about not being involved in its production, thus sued the studio.

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* DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Casey, Lance, Roxanne, Z-Man]]. Z-Man.]] Subverted with [[spoiler: Baxter, Emerson, Harris, Kelly, Susan, Pet]].
* DolledUpInstallment: Inverted. This was meant to be a true sequel to the original ''Valley of the Dolls'', but the original author wasn't happy about not being involved in its production, production and thus sued the studio.

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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Casey, Lance, Otto, Roxanne, Z-Man]]. [[spoiler: Harris]] nearly dies.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Randy tries to rape Pet]] and [[spoiler: Z-Man tries to rape Lance]].

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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Casey, Lance, Otto, Roxanne, Z-Man]]. [[spoiler: Harris]] Z-Man. Harris nearly dies.
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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Randy tries to rape Pet]] Pet and [[spoiler: Z-Man tries to rape Lance]].Lance.]]



* BadAss: Lance Rock and Randy. Not to mention the naked clairvoyant who's dressed like a motorcycle.

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* BadAss: {{Badass}}: Lance Rock and Randy. Not to mention the naked clairvoyant who's dressed like a motorcycle.



* BusmansVocabulary: Randy, a boxer, speaks in a whole lot of boxing metaphors. This initially makes him seem philosophical [[spoiler: before he's revealed to be a JerkAss]]
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Casey, Roxanne, Z-Man]].

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* BusmansVocabulary: Randy, a boxer, speaks in a whole lot of boxing metaphors. This initially makes him seem philosophical [[spoiler: before he's revealed to be a JerkAss]]
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* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Casey, Roxanne, Z-Man]].Z-Man.]]



* DateRape: Harris has sex with Casey when he was drunk and she was stoned, resulting in her getting pregnant. While Casey gets quite angry at Harris the next morning (something he's confused about), she doesn't seem to think of it as rape per se, although Roxanne ([[LesYay who has ulterior motives]]), does.

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* CreepyCrossdresser: When [[spoiler: Z-Man]] goes on a killing rampage dressed up as "Superwoman".
* DateRape: Harris has sex with Casey when he was drunk and she was stoned, resulting in her getting pregnant. While Casey gets quite angry at Harris the next morning (something he's confused about), she doesn't seem to think of it as rape per se, although Roxanne ([[LesYay ([[HoYay who has ulterior motives]]), does.



* MadeOfPlasticine: [[spoiler: Lance and Otto]].

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* MadeOfPlasticine: [[spoiler: Lance and Otto]].Otto.]]



* PlayBoy: Dolly Read (Miss May 1966), Cynthia Myers (Miss December 1968).

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* PlayBoy: Magazine/{{Playboy}}: Dolly Read (Miss May 1966), Cynthia Myers (Miss December 1968).



* VillainousCrossdresser: When [[spoiler: Z-Man]] goes on a killing rampage dressed up as "Superwoman".
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A kinda sequel to ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls'' released by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. Directed by Russ Meyer and co-written by Meyer and movie critic RogerEbert (who described landing the gig as an example of inmates RunningTheAsylum at the studio) about a musical quartet of girls who go to Hollywood to live with the lead singer's wealthy swinger aunt.

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A kinda sequel to ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls'' released by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. Directed by Russ Meyer and co-written by Meyer and movie critic RogerEbert Creator/RogerEbert (who described landing the gig as an example of inmates RunningTheAsylum at the studio) about a musical quartet of girls who go to Hollywood to live with the lead singer's wealthy swinger aunt.
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A kinda sequel to ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls'' released by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. Directed by Creator/RussMeyer and co-written by Meyer and movie critic RogerEbert (who described landing the gig as an example of inmates RunningTheAsylum at the studio) about a musical quartet of girls who go to Hollywood to live with the lead singer's wealthy swinger aunt.

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A kinda sequel to ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls'' released by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. Directed by Creator/RussMeyer Russ Meyer and co-written by Meyer and movie critic RogerEbert (who described landing the gig as an example of inmates RunningTheAsylum at the studio) about a musical quartet of girls who go to Hollywood to live with the lead singer's wealthy swinger aunt.
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* WorldOfBuxom: Did we mention this is a Russ Meyer movie?
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A kinda sequel to ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls'' released by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. Directed by RussMeyer and co-written by Meyer and movie critic RogerEbert (who described landing the gig as an example of inmates RunningTheAsylum at the studio) about a musical quartet of girls who go to Hollywood to live with the lead singer's wealthy swinger aunt.

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A kinda sequel to ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls'' released by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. Directed by RussMeyer Creator/RussMeyer and co-written by Meyer and movie critic RogerEbert (who described landing the gig as an example of inmates RunningTheAsylum at the studio) about a musical quartet of girls who go to Hollywood to live with the lead singer's wealthy swinger aunt.
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* ActionGirl: [[spoiler: Z-Man]], possibly.

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* ActionGirl: ActionGirl / DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler: Z-Man]], possibly.



* LipstickLesbian: Roxanne and Casey

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* LipstickLesbian: Roxanne and CaseyCasey.



* NoodleIncident: at the first of Z-Man's parties we get tiny bits and pieces of several conversations of the guests, many of which are examples of this trope

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* NoodleIncident: at At the first of Z-Man's parties parties, we get tiny bits and pieces of several conversations of the guests, many of which are examples of this tropetrope.



* PlayBoy: Dolly Read (Miss May 1966), Cynthia Myers (Miss December 1968)

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* PlayBoy: Dolly Read (Miss May 1966), Cynthia Myers (Miss December 1968)1968).



* WalkingShirtlessScene: Randy doesn't wear a shirt at all until he gets out of jail

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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Randy doesn't wear a shirt at all until he gets out of jailjail.

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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Z-Man, near the end of the movie.



* {{Gayngst}}: one interpretation of what's going on with Casey throughout the movie

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* {{Gayngst}}: one Gne interpretation of what's going on with Casey throughout the moviemovie.



** In a movie with plenty of hammy actors, Z-Man stands above them all. Ashley is probably the second hammiest character

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** In a movie with plenty of hammy actors, Z-Man stands above them all. Ashley is probably the second hammiest charactercharacter.



* OohMeAccentsSlipping: English actress Dolly Read portrays American Carrie Nation member Kelly MacNamara. Her accent subtlely slips in various scenes through out the movie.

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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: English actress Dolly Read portrays American Carrie Nation member Kelly MacNamara.[=MacNamara=]. Her accent subtlely slips in various scenes through out the movie.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: English actress Dolly Read portrays American Carrie Nation member Kelly MacNamara. Her accent subtlely slips in various scenes through out the movie.
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* MoodWhiplash: Until the end, the entire movie has been an AffectionateParody of the seedier side of Hollywood stardom. [[spoiler:Then Z-Man suddenly goes nuts and massacres everyone.]]
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* LipstickLesbians: Roxanne and Casey

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* LipstickLesbians: LipstickLesbian: Roxanne and Casey
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* {{Gayngst}}: one interpretation of what's going on with Casey throughout the movie


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* LipstickLesbians: Roxanne and Casey
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** In a movie with plenty of hammy actors, Z-Man stands above them all. Ashley is probably the second hammiest character
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* BusmansVocabulary: Randy, a boxer, speaks in a whole lot of boxing metaphors. This initially makes him seem philosophical [[spoiler: before he's revealed to be a JerkAss]]
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Randy doesn't wear a shirt at all until he gets out of jail
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* DateRape: Harris has sex with Casey when he was drunk and she was stoned, resulting in her getting pregnant. While Casey gets quite angry at Harris the next morning (something he's confused about), she doesn't seem to think of it as rape per se, although Roxanne ([[LesYay who has ulterior motives]]), does.
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* MsFanservice: ''every'' female character, except perhaps for the elderly woman with orange hair
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* NoodleIncident: at the first of Z-Man's parties we get tiny bits and pieces of several conversations of the guests, many of which are examples of this trope
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* OneHitWonder: The girls watch the Strawberry Alarm Clock play their lone hit "Incense and Peppermints."

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* CoolCar: A Rolls Royce. Just ask Ashley St. Ives.



* FanDisservice / {{Squick}}: [[spoiler: Topless Z-Man.]]
* GenreShift: Turns into a SlasherMovie for the last 25 minutes.

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* FanDisservice / {{Squick}}: FanDisservice[=/=]{{Squick}}: [[spoiler: Topless Z-Man.]]
* GenreShift: Turns into a SlasherMovie SlasherMovie, before the term existed, for the last 25 minutes.



* PoesLaw: Creator/RogerEbert recorded that he and Meyer were nonplussed when they met the SexPistols and Johnny Rotten expressed his admiration for the film because it was ''so true to life''.

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* PoesLaw: Creator/RogerEbert recorded that he and Meyer were nonplussed when they met the SexPistols Music/SexPistols and Johnny Rotten expressed his admiration for the film because it was ''so true to life''.
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* PoesLaw: Creator/RogerEbert recorded that he and Meyer were nonplussed when they met the SexPistols and Johnny Rotten expressed his admiration for the film because it was ''so true to life''.
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* BigBraToFill: Every woman in the movie.



* InfantImmortality: Averted with Casey's abortion.
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!!''BeyondTheValleyOfTheDolls'' Provides Examples Of:

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* AffectionateParody: Of the original ''ValleyOfTheDolls''. But beyond that.

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* GunInMyPocket: [[spoiler: Z-Man]] forces a gun in [[spoiler: Roxanne's]] mouth while she's sleeping before shooting her. Enter Sigmund Freud.


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->''"There's juice freaks, and pill freaks, and then everybody's a freak! What you need is grass or a downer or something."''
-->-- '''Casey'''

A kinda sequel to ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls'' released by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. Directed by RussMeyer and co-written by Meyer and movie critic RogerEbert (who described landing the gig as an example of inmates RunningTheAsylum at the studio) about a musical quartet of girls who go to Hollywood to live with the lead singer's wealthy swinger aunt.
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!!''BeyondTheValleyOfTheDolls'' Provides Examples Of:
* ActionGirl: [[spoiler: Z-Man]], possibly.
* AffectionateParody: Of the original ''ValleyOfTheDolls''. But beyond that.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Casey, Lance, Otto, Roxanne, Z-Man]]. [[spoiler: Harris]] nearly dies.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Randy tries to rape Pet]] and [[spoiler: Z-Man tries to rape Lance]].
* AuthorAppeal / MsFanservice: Russ Meyer loves topless buxom women.
* BadAss: Lance Rock and Randy. Not to mention the naked clairvoyant who's dressed like a motorcycle.
* BadassNormal: Emerson and Harris.
* TheBaroness: Roxanne.
* BigBraToFill: Every woman in the movie.
* BiTheWay: Casey. I think she's converted by the end of the movie.
* BondOneLiner: "You will drink the black sperm of my vengeance."
** "You beg for mercy, while the cries of six millions innocents still ring in your ears? They are waiting for you!"
* BMovie: An all-girl band of hippies and their producer head to Hollywood to collect on some old inheritance where they get lucky and make it big before falling in with the wrong crowd and quickly slip into a life of sleaze and decadence. We're talking 2 weeks here.
* BrokenBird: Casey.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Casey, Roxanne, Z-Man]].
* {{Camp}}: To say the least.
* CarFu: When Randy dragged Emerson around on the roof of his car.
* CatchPhrase: "This is my happening and it freaks me out!"
** "I'd like to strap you on sometime."
** "(sitting in a wheelchair) Checkmate. I can't move."
** "Don't bogart the joint!"
* CombatStilettos: [[spoiler: Z-Man]] with his knee-high gold boots.
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Casey, Lance, Roxanne, Z-Man]]. Subverted with [[spoiler: Baxter, Emerson, Harris, Kelly, Susan, Pet]].
* DolledUpInstallment: Inverted. This was meant to be a true sequel to the original ''Valley of the Dolls'', but the original author wasn't happy about not being involved in its production, thus sued the studio.
* FanDisservice / {{Squick}}: [[spoiler: Topless Z-Man.]]
* GenreShift: Turns into a SlasherMovie for the last 25 minutes.
* {{Gorn}}: [[spoiler: S&M decapitation, headshots at close range, stabbing a Nazi to death with a sword at the beach.]]
* GunInMyPocket: [[spoiler: Z-Man]] forces a gun in [[spoiler: Roxanne's]] mouth while she's sleeping before shooting her. Enter Sigmund Freud.
* InNameOnly: Has nothing to do with the original ''Valley of the Dolls'' novel/film. In fact some have suggested the title of the film should be "Beyond ''The Valley of the Dolls''" - i.e. the film is going beyond the themes and topics of the book and film.
* InfantImmortality: Averted with Casey's abortion.
* LargeHam: Take your pick.
* MadeOfPlasticine: [[spoiler: Lance and Otto]].
* NakedInMink: At least [[http://www.ebertfest.com/nine/photos/BVD2.jpg one of the posters]] shows a bunch of girls laying around [[PrettyInMink several fur coats]].
* PlayBoy: Dolly Read (Miss May 1966), Cynthia Myers (Miss December 1968)
* RecurringCharacter: Martin Bormann has appeared in a few of Russ Meyer movies.
* RunningGag: After [[spoiler: Harris]] is paralyzed they poke fun at him with unintentionally funny dialogue, showing him struggling to get into a wheelchair during the climactic final battle, and the bizarre river-crossing-on-crutches scene during the ending.
* SassyBlackWoman: Pet.
* SexMontage: Rolls Royce sequence.
* ShoutOut: Martin Bormann, deceased Nazi.
* TagTeam: Roger Ebert (film critic) and Russ Meyer (the boobs producer).
* TomatoSurprise, TwistEnding: [[spoiler: Z-Man is a woman. Or transgender and just had breast implants. It's left vague.]]
* TroubledButCute: Harris.
* VillainousCrossdresser: When [[spoiler: Z-Man]] goes on a killing rampage dressed up as "Superwoman".
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