History YMMV / ValleyOfTheDolls

* TheWoobie: Poor Jennifer. One of the few people who remained somewhat good and caring in the industry over the years, but she's just reduced to a sex object by people who only focus on her looks. She's based off Carole Landis, whose story was even sadder.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The book was considered quite scandalous and risque at the time, but over the years as more works have gone further on HorribleHollywood, it's hard to believe what made it so shocking and looks like stereotypical ClicheStorm of show business to some. It's been called the ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' of its day.

** While Sharon Tate was certainly beautiful enough to play a MsFanservice like Jennifer and her performance has its fans, it's been noted that her persona was far too contemporary for a character intended as a classic bombshell like Creator/MarilynMonroe or Creator/CaroleLandis and, although she was hyped up as being more looks than talent, the press at the time viewed her as transcending sex symbol status

* ValuesDissonance: Nowadays, hearing the characters casually throwing around words like "fag" and "faggot" is rather unnerving and controversial, even if back then it was considered [[FairForItsDay a common insult along the lines of calling someone "stupid".]] It's even ironic considering its LGBTFanbase.

** Jennifer is also viewed entirely around how she looks, something Sharon too experienced in her career. After her death, Creator/RomanPolanski famously said that people were always talking about her beauty - but never about how good she was as an actress.

* AcceptableTargets:
** Fat women.
** Gay men, too. See ValuesDissonance below.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The theme song of the film by Dionne Warwick sounds rather similar to the ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' self-titled theme song by Nancy Sinatra.

* TheWoobie: Poor Jennifer. One of the few people who remained somewhat good and caring in the industry over the years, but she's just reduced to a sex object by people who only focus on her looks. She's based off Carole Landis, whose story was even sadder.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** Fame sucks, and Hollywood isn't fun and games; it's hard work, and full of horrible, shallow, unfaithful people.
** If someone has made no effort to be with you and everyone has warned you how flaky they are, don't let chemistry and nostalgia make you hold a torch for them for years; move on with your life, because even if they do return, it might not be everything you hoped and dreamed of.
** DrugsAreBad.

** In the 1967 FilmOfTheBook, Jennifer North -- who [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]] by overdose rather than having to undergo a mastectomy]] -- is portrayed by Sharon Tate, who would wind up dead at the hands of the [[UsefulNotes/CharlesManson Manson Family]] just two years later.
** Jennifer is also viewed entirely around how she looks, something Sharon too experienced in her career. After her death, Roman Polanski famously said that people were always talking about her beauty - but never about how good she was as an actress.

* HilariousInHindsight: Sharon Tate plays someone in a relationship with a Dean Martin {{Expy}}. The next year, she'd star alongside the man himself in ''Film/TheWreckingCrew''.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The book was considered quite scandalous and risque at the time, but over the years as more works have gone further on HorribleHollywood, it's hard to believe what made it so shocking and looks like stereotypical TropeOverdose of show business to some. It's been called the ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' of its day.

** Sharon Tate imbues Jennifer with such sincere emotion and vulnerability that she's quite TheWoobie.

* ValuesResonance: The book and film's focus on the abuse of women in the entertainment industry, and the struggles that come with being a performer are all still quite relevant today.

** In the 1967 FilmOfTheBook, Jennifer North -- who [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]] by overdose rather than undergo a mastectomy]] -- is portrayed by Sharon Tate, who would wind up dead at the hands of the [[UsefulNotes/CharlesManson Manson Family]] just two years later.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Fame sucks, and Hollywood isn't fun and games; it's hard work, and full of horrible, shallow, unfaithful people.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The book was considered quite scandalous and risque at the time, but over the years as more works have gone further on HorribleHollywood, it's hard to believe what made it so shocking. It's been called the ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' of its day.

* AcceptableTargets: Fat women.

* HarsherInHindsight: In the 1967 FilmOfTheBook, Jennifer North -- who [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]] by overdose rather than undergo a mastectomy]] -- is portrayed by Sharon Tate, who would wind up dead at the hands of the [[UsefulNotes/CharlesManson Manson Family]] just two years later.

* ValuesDissonance: Nowadays, hearing the characters casually throwing around words like "fag" and "faggot" is rather unnerving and controversial, even if back then it was considered [[FairForItsDay a common insult along the lines of calling someone "stupid".]] It's even ironic considering its LGBTFanbase.

* SoBadItsGood: The film's hammy acting and heavy-handed melodrama makes for plenty of unintentional laughs.

* ValuesDissonance: Nowadays, hearing the characters casually throwing around words like "fag" and "faggot" is rather unnerving and controversial, even if back then it was considered [[FairForItsDay a common insult along the lines of calling someone "stupid".]]

** Also, seeing Neely O'Hara's stay in the sanitarium and her subsequent breakdown is very difficult to watch considering Patty Duke's public struggles with mental illness and bipolar disorder.

* HarsherInHindsight: In the 1967 FilmOfTheBook, Jennifer North -- who [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]] by overdose rather than undergo a mastectomy]] -- is portrayed by Sharon Tate, who would wind up dead at the hands of the [[UsefulNotes/CharlesManson Manson Family]] just two years later.

* HarsherInHindsight: In the 1967 FilmOfTheBook, Jennifer North -- who [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]] by overdose rather than undergo a mastectomy]] -- is portrayed by Sharon Tate, who would wind up dead at the hands of the [[CharlesManson Manson family]] just two years later.

* AcceptableTargets: Fat women.