I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can (1982)
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(1,077 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jack Hofsiss
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 5, 1982 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
there's more than a little barely veiled hero worship here
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can hasn't exactly aged all that well. And that's me being kind.
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Cast
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Jill Clayburgh
as Barbara Gordon
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Nicol Williamson
as Derek Bauer
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Dianne Wiest
as Julie Addison
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Joe Pesci
as Roger
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Geraldine Page
as Jean Martin
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James Sutorius
as Sam Mulligan
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Ellen Greene
as Karen Mulligan
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Cordis Heard
as Fran
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Richard Masur
as Alan Newman
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Daniel Stern
as Jim
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Dan Hedaya
as Dr. Klein
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Kathleen Widdoes
as Dr. Rawlings
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John Lithgow
as Mr. Brunner
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Lara Cody
as Newscaster
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Kasey Connors
as Sound Woman
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Jeffrey DeMunn
as Dr. Roberts
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Anne De Salvo
as Iris
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Derwin Jordan
as Doctor
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Robert DoQui
as Teddy
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Roger Etienne
as Waiter
- Deborah Foreman
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Malcolm Groome
as Talent Coordinator
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Richard Hamilton
as Joe
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Thomas Hill
as Dr. Morgan
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Gloria Irizarry
as Patient
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Toni Kalem
as Debbie
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Margaret Ladd
as Lara
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Joseph Maher
as Dr. Kalman
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DeVera Marcus
as Therapist
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Gregory Osborne
as Passerby
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CCH Pounder
as Anne
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John Shearin
as Emmy Official
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Ebbe Roe Smith
as Chet
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Charlie Stavola
as Bartender
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Ann Weldon
as Nurse
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Andrew Winner
as Greg
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Eleanor Zee
as Emmy Presenter
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Wendy Cutler
as Crew Member
- Eddy Donno
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Andy Goldberg
as Disc Jockey
- Glenn Wilder
- Lawrence Sellars
- Paul Willson
