It is, however, a wellcrafted drama with period ambiance, worth seeing again for nostalgic baby boomers. Go ask alice 1973 drug movie on dvd alice takes lsd. Inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. 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. Actions are one of the ways we learn who alice truly is, no matter what she writes in the diary. The title comes from the jefferson airplane song from 1967, white rabbit, written by grace slick.
Stream go ask alice unabridged audiobook at by user1868941 from desktop or your mobile device. Go ask alice 1973 is a drama movie starring william shatner and ruth roman. Its been 25 years since i first saw this infamous, antidrug tvmovie, which, at the time, was reportedly based on the diary of a 15yearold named alice, who went from innocent high schooler to teen junkie more recently, the book was exposed as a fake. Film vostfr home drama tv movie go ask alice 1973 go ask alice 1973 a 6. Rent go ask alice 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. As a result, for me at least, i had a hard time sitting through the movie. Oct 01, 2008 a promotional video my friend and i made for our high school french class. 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. Pages in category 1973 television films the following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. Now streaming on youtube is a 1973 movie based on the once alleged true story of a young drug addict named alice. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto.
Go ask alice 1973 its a heavy trip, being addicted to drugs. Novel versus the movie adaption of go ask alice essay cram. 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. 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. Jan 07, 2017 ride in the whirlwind western starring jack nicholson, free full movie, english youtube movies duration. Its been 25 years since i first saw this infamous, antidrug tvmovie, which, at the time, was reportedly. Meanwhile, her disconnected parents including william shatner as her dad, complete with a fake mustache and. 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 1973 offers an antidrug message with a. Well, i for one actually believed that go ask alice was the true story of a teenage girl. A documentary film about yom kippur war 1973 by sixoctober war.
May 29, 2015 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 sex and drugs. Inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of sex. In 1976, a stage play of the same name, written by frank shiras and based on the book, was also published. Rent go ask alice 1973 starring william shatner and jamie smithjackson on dvd and bluray. Go ask alice has also ranked among the most frequently challenged books for several decades due to its use of profanity and explicit references to sex and rape, as well as drugs. Jan 01, 2006 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. Oct 29, 2012 go ask alice was a 1973 tv movie based on a book of the same name. Watch go ask alice 1973 full movie free streaming online tubi.
We by no means own the rights to this book or song, although all the footage is or. Fifteen year old alice is a shy girl who is having problems relating to her parents, sam and dot. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you smalland the ones that mother gives you, dont do anything at allgo ask alice, when shes ten feet tall. A highschool student documents her struggle to overcome her dependency on drugs in the pages of a diary. Go ask alice tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film of go ask alice premiered as a movie of the week on january 24, 1973 to considerable fanfare. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Overview of go ask alice, 1973, directed by john korty, with jamie smith jackson, william shatner, ruth roman, at turner classic movies. Final project timebased communication 2 a book trailer for the novel go ask alice. Go ask alice was a 1973 tv movie based on a book of the same name. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. The movie is based on the book of the same name that was published in 1971.
So, this film where the fictionalized girl next door and her fall into drug dependence is meant to wake up folks to the potential horrors. 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 shatner, a fantastic soundtrack of sixties rock and roll, center it around a family being torn apart by the spreading use of recerational drugs, and youll get go ask alice. Go ask alice 1973 inadvertently, a fourteenyearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Mar 23, 2017 published in 1971, at the height of the psychedelic era, go ask alice is a visceral and harrowing depiction of a teenage girls fatal decline into drugs. 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. For example, she is always promising herself that she will never do drugs again for various reasons, and yet, a few entries later she is back on drugs. Watch go ask alice 1973 full movie free online streaming. Go ask alice 1973 in the madefortv movie landscape of the 70s, go ask alice was it. Alice in wonderland film tv versions by movietvlover. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote the book upon which this aboveaverage tv movie was based.
Alice gets caught in the middle of a murder trial in her small southern town. Apr 02, 2014 inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. Sep 16, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Go ask alice bears the authenticity of its present day, even if its own authenticity has been discredited. As tears go by 1988 streaming vostfr gratuit film complet. 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. 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.
Inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey. Go ask alice and the biopsychosocial model posted on october 26, 2016 october 27, 2016 categories chapman rehab, uncategorized a few weeks ago, i ran across john kortys 1973 go ask alice film and was reminded of my very vivid twelveyearold memory. Every purchase includes our industry recognized coa. Jamie smithjackson portrays a shy, slightly overweight high schooler. In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. Named for grace slicks mindexpanding white rabbit lyrics and credited to anonymous, the book seemed specially designed to scare young readers away from experimenting with. While the books origin was once steeped in controversy, it is mostly forgotten now. 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. Click the watch on netflix button to find out if go ask alice is playing in your country.
An award winning novel by the name of go ask alice did that. William shatner, ruth roman, wendell burton, julie adams, andy griffith, ayn ruymen, mimi saffian, jennifer edwards, jamie smithjackson. Go ask alice 1973 a 15yearold girl in late1960s america is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help. When her only friend goes away for the summer, a lonely alice finds herself invited to a party. A veteran actor with an extensive career, his filmography includes many successful movies and television films, such as the strangers in 7a 1972, deathwatch 1972, go ask alice 1973, and savages 1974. Jul 14, 2014 inadvertently, a 14yearold girl in the late american 1960s is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. But it turns out it was written by an older woman as a cautionary tale on the evils of the day. The book was adapted into the 1973 television film go ask alice, starring jamie smithjackson and william shatner. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age. In no time at all alice goes from being a nice girl to comfortably fitting in with drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes.
Hailed for his poignant portrayal of character roles on screen, he actually began his acting career as a comedian. Go ask alice by john korty john korty, julie adams, wendell. Autographs from people credited in 1973 go ask alice. 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. Go ask alice and the biopsychosocial model reinventing me. Alice was the pseudonymous name of the teenaged author who wrote. A 14yearold girl in late 1960s america is inadvertently sucked. As a junior at new utrecht high school in brooklyn, new york, i was assigned to watch it for homework.
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