Fear of Flying (novel) with Julia Phillips, who fantasized that it would be her debut as a director. The deal fell through and Erica Jong litigated, unsuccessfully. In her second novel, Jong created the character Britt Goldstein—easily identifiable as Julia Phillips—a predatory and self-absorbed Hollywood producer devoid of both talent and scruples. In May 2013 it was announced that a screenplay version by Piers Ashworth had been green-lighted by Blue-Sky Media, with Laurie Collyer directing. Fear of Flying (novel) Fear of Flying is a 1973 novel by Erica Jong which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured in the development
Fear of Flying (album) biggest single-week Nielsen SoundScan tally and had bested her debut album's biggest single-week tally which scanned 64,868 during the holiday season of 1998. In its second and third week, "Fear of Flying" moved estimated 42,784 and 33,907 additional units. Thirteen weeks after its release, the album sat at number 109 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies to retailers on June 8, 2000. By the end of the year, "Fear of Flying" had sold roughly 886,938 copies. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 28, 2001 and