I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)

Two In The Morning. Two Before Lunch. Two After Dinner. Two Before Bed. Every Day.

An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.

Date of release
1982-03-05
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jack Hofsiss

Casting

Interesting facts

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can is a 1982 American biographical film directed by Jack Hofsiss and starring Jill Clayburgh. The screenplay by David Rabe is based on the memoir of the same title by Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Gordon, whose addiction to and difficult withdrawal from Valium serves as the basis of the plot.

Production

Edgar Scherick later said, "Michael Eisner said, 'Let's make the first Valium movie.' I think it is the only Valium movie. I hated the guts of our lead actress Jill Clayburgh. She was cruel to everybody. I hate cruel people. It wasn't a bad book. Jill Clayburgh was Michael Eisner's cousin or something like that. He wanted to make a picture with Jill Clayburg. I never thought much of the picture."

Much of the film was shot on location in New York City. The hospital interiors and exteriors were filmed at Pomona College in Claremont, California.

Some of the original music composed by Stanley Silverman was performed by pianist Paul Jacobs. The soundtrack includes "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" by Tony Bennett and Count Basie and "Our Love Is Insane" by Desmond Child and Rouge.

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