I remember the image of what seemed like thousands of pills or capsules leaping up and across the screen. It is a powerful movie, which is made all the more poignant by knowing the real-life fate which would befall actress Sharon Tate a little more than a year and a half after the movie was released.

The "dolls" are barbiturates which male predators use to ensnare the fledgling actresses into lives of dependance and exploitation.