Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann. The "dolls" within the title is a slang term for downers, mood-altering drugs. The film, which was produced by David Weisbart and directed by Mark Robson, received a great deal of publicity during its production. Upon release it was a commercial success, though universally panned by critics. It was re-released in 1969 following the murder of star Sharon Tate, and once again proved commercially viable. In the years since its production, it has come to be regarded as a camp classic. Co-star Barbara Parkins, attending a July 1997 screening of the film at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, told the sold-out crowd, "I know why you like it... because it''s so bad!" The movie was remade in 1981 for television as Jacqueline Susann''s Valley of the Dolls.