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) track, "The Best of Me", was produced by Swizz Beatz, and features Jadakiss. The TLC-sounding "How You Gonna Tell Me" has Mýa telling her girlfriend to spare her bad advice, while the "dance-floor-ready" "Takin' Me Over", produced by Robin Thicke featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, begins with Mýa acting like the women she has expressed dislike for, while holed up in her bathroom with hair products. Track fourteen, "Can't Believe", is an emotional ballad. Initially set for a late 1999 release, "Fear of Flying" was later scheduled for a February 2000 release, before Interscope settled on an April 25, 2000