It is, however, a wellcrafted drama with period ambiance, worth seeing again for nostalgic baby boomers. Go ask alice by john korty john korty, julie adams, wendell. In 1976, a stage play of the same name, written by frank shiras and based on the book, was also published. There is a bit of editorializing as the opening credits appear and what sounds like a cover version of jefferson airplanes white rabbit plays. Go ask alice tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Regarder go ask alice 1973 toutes les infos sur le film complet go ask alice en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. Go ask alice 1973 movie 74 min drama 24 january 1973 usa inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of. My girlfriends and i would pass the anonymously written book go ask alice 1967 to each other, under desks, due to its scandalous content. In no time at all alice goes from being a nice girl to comfortably fitting in with drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram.
Mar 23, 2017 d espite the popularity of go ask alice, the mystery of the diarists identity has never been truly solved, and none of her relatives have ever come forward to claim a share of the royalties. A highschool student documents her struggle to overcome her dependency on drugs in the pages of a diary. I try on itunes, amazon, youtube but i didnt found it. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age.
More than you could ever understand, every member that has come and gone from go ask alice appreciates the support you all have shown to us as a band and individuals and with that, we hope that you will go and support all of our various members new projects, rykers shes not breathing, eriks the dead rabbitts, tylers victory tonight, and. Back in 1973, though, most involved with this may still have thought they were depicting a true story rather than an amalgam of kids on drugs scare story. Film vostfr home drama tv movie go ask alice 1973 go ask alice 1973 a 6. Jamie smithjackson became the blueprint for teen girlhood after the abc movie, one of the first and still the best of the kidsgettingintodrugsatschool genre was broadcast in 1973.
She is a pretty typical teenage girl in the late 1960sshes mostly concerned with school, boys, her hair, and fitting in okay, thats pretty typical for any decade. Go ask alice and the biopsychosocial model reinventing me. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. White rabbit is one of grace slicks earliest songs, written during either late 1965 or early 1966. Full version go ask alice complete video dailymotion. Viewers are shown examples of kids of the time period. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
Click the watch on netflix button to find out if go ask alice is playing in your country. Go ask alice bears the authenticity of its present day, even if its own authenticity has been discredited. Go ask alice 1973 a highschool student documents her struggle to overcome her dependency on drugs in the pages of a diary. When the family moves for the collegeenglishprofessor fathers new job, alice apprehensively approaches the unfamiliar and befriends another shy girl, beth, who shares her outsider status.
As a result, for me at least, i had a hard time sitting through the movie. A dark and edgy firstperson cautionary tale about how one girls seemingly minor choices quickly spiraled into a life as a sex worker in the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alice s true story on the cover plus the blurb on the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back. Jan 15, 2014 im reading the book go ask alice on english class, and i really want to find this movie with kristen stewart. Rent go ask alice 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Go ask alice can still be found on video from time to time, though its reputation as a sleazy romp dressed up in freaky hippie duds is exaggerated and its usefulness as antidrug propaganda is compromised by its dated appearance. Casting go ask alice, a short student film about a troubled. Alice in wonderland film tv versions by movietvlover. Well, i for one actually believed that go ask alice was the true story of a teenage girl. I was already grace slicks biggest fan and white rabbit was my favorite song back then, but add an odd grouping of actors such as andy griffith and william. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Jun 02, 2009 go ask alice is a controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl that is considered a classic of american young adult literature. Modern viewers who turn to go ask alice for campy kicks will be disappointed when they discover a soberminded tv film dealing tastefully with subject matter too often sensationalized beyond realism.
William shatner, ruth roman, wendell burton, julie adams, andy griffith, ayn ruymen, mimi saffian, jennifer edwards, jamie smithjackson. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. Dont go ask alice this adaptation of lewis carrolls classic is the worst example of a wouldbe summer movie blockbuster. Watch go ask alice 1973 full movie free streaming online tubi. In the madefortv movie landscape of the 70s, go ask alice was it.
The diary begins right before alice s fifteenth birthday. Radio default, go ask alice, live aradio, live set, 2015. The authenticity of the published diary which provided the basis for go ask alice has often been questioned, but that never hurt its popularity among teens, many of whom ignored its antidrug. Its been 25 years since i first saw this infamous, antidrug tvmovie, which, at the time, was reportedly. Inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. One of this years mustsee films, alice is a revelation for audiences, telling us that its ok.
The film of go ask alice premiered as a movie of the week on january 24, 1973 to considerable fanfare. But it turns out it was written by an older woman as a cautionary tale on the evils of the day. Sep 16, 2012 its said that the author of the book upon which this movie was based wrote it as a work of fiction, which she later admits, but i still think that this is a great movie that reflects what drug use. This is the true story of a shy, overweight teenage girl who, in an attempt to be popular, hangs out with the wrong crowd and takes drugs.
Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, 198208, avon flare edition, mass market paperback in english 1st avon flare printing 77. Go ask alice 1973 its a heavy trip, being addicted to drugs. A few weeks ago, i ran across john kortys 1973 go ask alice film and was reminded of my very vivid twelveyearold memory. Meanwhile, her disconnected parents including william shatner as her dad, complete with a fake mustache and. As a junior at new utrecht high school in brooklyn, new york, i was assigned to watch it for homework. Watch go ask alice 1973 full movie free online streaming tubi. Go ask alice the controversial 1971 novel about the diary of a 14year old high school girl who spirals head first into the world of drugs transformed into this popular movie starring andy griffith, wiliam shatner and ruth roman that still packs a punch to this day. I knew of it but all i really knew is that it is considered a classic, was anonymous and was about a teenage girls descent into addiction. Go ask alice the controversial 1971 novel about the diary of a 14year old high school girl who spirals head first into the world of drugs transformed into this popular movie starring andy griffith, wiliam shatner and ruth roman that still packs a punch to this day and has not lost any of its impact or popularity.
The quality shows the age of the film of course but that too add a to the feeling of being an almost. Watching the film version of the book is as close to watching a time capsule as some people will get. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alices true story on the cover plus the blurb on the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back everything is still packaged to make out this is nonfiction. As powerful and as timely today as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party toxic vegan robo girl official music video song protectors of the earth. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A 14yearold girl in late 1960s america is inadvertently sucked. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Creating film adaptations for movies has become very common because directors can be sure that their target audiences are intrigued by the topic of their future film. Deals in books go ask alice litplan teacher pack print copy premium ebooks best seller in usa. The effect is unsettling as if the film is a nonsensical dream deliberately trying to upset and confuse us while making the crimes depicted impossible to duplicate, scrambling the details to a nightmare logic degree. We are currently using condoms, but my husband is not thrilled with them. If you are in an urgent situation, please visit our emergency page to view a list of 24 hour support services and hotlines.
Go ask alice casting call new york film academy film. The book purports to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who died of a drug overdose in the late 1960s and is therefore presented as a testimony against drug use. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jamie smithjackson, andy griffith, william shatner. Go ask alice 1973 is a drama movie starring william shatner and ruth roman. The book was adapted into the 1973 television film go ask alice, starring jamie smithjackson and william shatner. Go ask alice book ottawa public library bibliocommons. Rent go ask alice 1973 starring william shatner and jamie smithjackson on dvd and bluray. Is the vcf as effective as the condom to use by itself. Alice gets caught in the middle of a murder trial in her small southern town. Alice, i have recently become aware of the vaginal contraceptive film vcf and am wondering about its effectiveness. Publication date 1973 topics astronaut, abc saturday superstar, hannabarbera, animated series, pilot episode, schoolhouse rock, scary, george segal, chuck mccann, bell bottoms, grizzly adams, summer fun, sitcom, summer, norman lear, game show, saturday morning cartoons, gilligans island, british.
Stream go ask alice unabridged audiobook at by user1868941 from desktop or your mobile device. Go ask alice 1973 offers an antidrug message with a. When her only friend goes away for the summer, a lonely alice finds herself invited to a party. Somehow, i have never gotten around to reading go ask alice before. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote. It uses imagery found in the fantasy works of lewis carroll1865s alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the lookingglasssuch as changing size after taking pills or drinking an unknown liquid. In the case of the 1973 tv movie version of the anonymous diary go ask alice, drugs are a vague mix of cocaine, amphetamine, quaaludes, valium, marijuana, but mainlyweirdly enoughlsd. Casting go ask alice, a short student film about a troubled young woman looking for answers in all the wrong places. For thirtyfive years, the acclaimed, bestselling firstperson account of a teenage girls harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. Go ask alice is a reference to a jefferson airplane song called white rabbit, which alludes to rampant hallucinogenic drug use in lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Alice is a film that chronicles a womans emotional journey to reclaiming control of her life.
Jun 04, 2009 go ask alice is a controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl that is considered a classic of american young adult literature. The diary begins right before alices fifteenth birthday. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. An award winning novel by the name of go ask alice did that. I just recently saw the tv movie version of go ask alice and i would much more recommend the book version. Inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey. Homeless, driven by drug highs and lows, she sometimes tries to regain control over her life. Jamie smithjackson portrays a shy, slightly overweight high schooler.
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