I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can (1982)
- Starring:
- Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jack Hofsiss
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Jill Clayburgh plays, as one character calls her, "a pill-popping dingbat" in this film adaptation of television producer Barbara Gordon's autobiographical account of her addiction to prescription drugs. Clayburgh plays Gordon in the film as a successful television documentary filmmaker whose mounting pressures force her to pop a Valium or two for nerves. She then ingests a few more pills after an argument with boyfriend Derek Bauer (Nicol Williamson). And thus begins her slow and steady compulsion to keep taking more and more Valium. Finally realizing her addiction, Gordon makes a disastrous attempt to go cold turkey but fails miserably, finally having to undergo a painful rehabilitation in an institution. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jill Clayburgh - Barbara Gordon
- Dianne Wiest - Julie Addison
- Geraldine Page - Jean Martin
- Ellen Greene - Karen Mulligan
- Richard Masur - Alan Newman
- Dan Hedaya - Dr. Klein
- John Lithgow - Mr. Brunner
- Ebbe Roe Smith - Chet
- Glenn Wilder
- Malcolm Groome - Talent Coordinator
- Roger Etienne - Waiter
- Jordan Derwin - Doctor
- Jeffrey DeMunn - Dr. Roberts
- Lara Cody - Newscaster
- Gregory Osborne - Passerby
- Joseph Maher - Dr. Kalman
- Toni Kalem - Debbie
- Thomas Hill - Dr. Morgan
- Lawrence Sellars
- Andy Goldberg - Disc Jockey
- Andrew Winner - Greg
- Charlie Stavola - Bartender
- Nicol Williamson - Derek Bauer
- Joe Pesci - Roger
- James Sutorius - Sam Mulligan
- Cordis Heard - Fran
- Daniel Stern - Jim
- Kathleen Widdoes - Dr. Rawlings
- John Shearin - Emmy Official
- Eleanor Zee - Emmy Presenter
- Paul Willson
- Deborah Foreman
- Robert DoQui - Teddy
- Anne de Salvo - Iris
- Kasey Connors - Sound Woman
- CCH Pounder - Anne
- DeVera Marcus - Therapist
- Margaret Ladd - Lara
- Gloria Irizarry - Patient
- Richard Hamilton - Joe
- Eddy Donno
- Wendy Cutler - Crew Member
- Ann Weldon - Nurse
- Director(s):
- Jack Hofsiss
- Writer(s):
- Nancy Dowd, David Rabe
- Producer(s):
- David Rabe, Scott Rudin, David Nicksay
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Profanity, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
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