I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can [SEP] cast member
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
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.
Plot.
Barbara Gordon appears to have it all, including a successful career in a male-dominated industry and a solid relationship with her
films, despite turning to more dramatic material. She was a valium addict and documentarist in "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" (1981), written by David Rabe, her husband. "I guess people look at me and they think I'm a ladylike character," said Clayburgh, "but it's not what I do best. I do best with characters who are coming apart at the seams." The film received negative reviews, but Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" liked