
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
It seemed like a good idea at the time– give the sequel to one of Fox’s soap opera hits to skinflick auteur Russ Meyer in the heady days of X-rated prosperity. Okay, it didn’t work out so well at the boxoffice, but it did give us a touchstone for big studio psychotronic insanity that has yet to be matched. This trailer is mainly a staged photo shoot selling Russ-as-auteur.
About Michael Lehmann
Michael Lehmann has directed nine feature films, including Heathers, Hudson Hawk, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and Because I Said So. Among his numerous television directing credits are Homicide, The West Wing, The Larry Sanders Show, Big Love, Californication, American Horror Story, Dexter and True Blood. He recently directed all of The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window for Netflix, enjoyed doing episodes of American Rust and Heels, and was Producing Director on the new series ‘Dexter: Original sin’ for Showtime.