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) remained on "Billboard" 200 album chart for 52 consecutive weeks. As of May 2003, "Fear of Flying" has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Fear of Flying" was ranked the 144th best-selling album of 2000 and the following year the 178th best-selling in the United States. Internationally, "Fear of Flying" charted moderately. In Switzerland, the album debuted at number 84, before peaking at number 33 and spent a total of 16 consecutive weeks on the Swiss Albums Chart. It debuted at number 54 on the Australian Albums Chart and reached number 28 in