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. 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. Barbara Gordon appears to have it all, including a successful career in a male-dominated industry and a solid relationship with her live-in... more

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  • Mar 5, 1982

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  • 106 min (63.6 hs )

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Jack Hofsiss

Jack Hofsiss is an American director for theatre, film and television. His direction of The Elephant Man earned him a Tony Award (the youngest director to have ever received it at the time), Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Obie award and New York Drama Critics Award. Hofsiss grew up...

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