When a friend died, she resolved to kick the habit and, with her psychiatrists assent, she went off. Starting over 1986 abc monday night movie star tunnel intro duration. Im dancing as fast as i can is a 1982 american biographical film directed by jack hofsiss and starring jill clayburgh. Jill clayburgh and richard masur in im dancing as fast as i can joe pesci and jill clayburgh in im dancing as fast. Appears in 3 books from 19892003 page 19 it was as if we had known each other all our lives, you know, travel in the same circles. In addition to having been a writer for nbcs the today show, barbara is also a three time emmy award winning film maker. Gordons straightforward description of the mental, emotional, and physical symptoms endured by a recovering addict has a powerful universality. At 40, barbara gordon was a successful documentary producer with a devoted lover, close friends, and a ready supply of valium to help her past small anxietieslike traveling south of 57th street alone. Illustrated book cover by oliver munday, for im dancing. Finalist, national book awards 1980 for autobiography hardcover.
Barbara gordon dramatizes the story of barbara gordon, a successful television producer who ends up. Im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon goodreads. Find books like im dancing as fast as i can from the worlds largest community of readers. Im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon, paperback. Im dancing as fast as i can kindle edition by gordon. Barbara gordon is the author of the bestselling drugaddiction memoir, im dancing as fast as i can. Jul 10, 20 illustrated book cover by oliver munday, for im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordan. Barbara gordons groundbreaking memoir tells the extr.
The screenplay by david rabe is based on the memoir of the same title by emmy awardwinning documentary filmmaker barbara gordon, whose addiction to and difficult withdrawal from valium serves as the basis of the plot. With jill clayburgh, nicol williamson, dianne wiest, joe pesci. She has written for parade and numerous other magazines. Im dancing as fast as i can, by barbara gordon this book is nonfiction about the dramatic, heartwrenching story of barbara gordons valiuminduced breakdowna breakdown that need never have happenedand of ms. Im dancing as fast as i can national book foundation. Goodreads members who liked im dancing as fast as i can also. Jill clayburgh in fast as i can the new york times. Restaurants were too noisy, streets too wide, stores to crowded, buildings too tall, elevators too fast. It shows how quickly ones life can become unglued and how hard it can be to get it back. Buy a cheap copy of im dancing as fast as i can by barbara. A number of books about substance abuse have come out since im dancing as fast as i can, but it still should be on the bookshelves or kindle of everyone directly or indirectly involved with addiction. A true story about emmywinning documentary filmmaker barbara gordons valium addiction and her desperate attempts to kick the habit.
Films about drugs films based on nonfiction books films produced by scott rudin films set in new york city paramount pictures films. One of todays most gifted and brilliant actresses, jill clayburgh, brings her special sensitivity to the role of barbara gordon, a successful. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Im dancing as fast as i can, directed by jack hofsiss. Will this effectively related account of acute drug withdrawal have a cinderella ending. She has given scores of lectures and speeches throughout the us. An important book, it will grace the lives of sufferers, their families and caregivers for years to come.
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