the most remarkable non-fiction book about drugs and drug taking since Hunter S. His unflinching retelling of his alcoholism, drug addiction and subsequent rehabilitation, aged just 23, spent 15 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Books by James Frey A Million Little Pieces 9780719561023 John Murray. Watch the full interview with Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson on Newsweek Conversations. The response to James Frey’s 2003 memoir A Million Little Pieces is the stuff most authors only dream of. To be able to show there's a community of support,' Sam said.Ī Million Little Pieces is available in select theaters and OnDemand. Yes, you're watching a movie about somebody going on a very dark journey, but underneath there's darkness and light, and there's humor, but ultimately the hope was the most important thing. I think that making something in this world that ultimately showed hope was the most valuable thing to both of us. With that comes an authenticity in a way because we were very hands-on. A Million Little Pieces quickly emerged a hit, but it was elevated into the stratosphere by Winfrey, who endlessly promoted the book on her daytime talk show throughout the end of 2005 and helped. We made this on a very small budget and in 20 days. After ten years of alcoholism and three years of crack addiction, the 23-year-old author awakens from a blackout aboard a Chicago-bound airplane. Frey’s lacerating, intimate debut chronicles his recovery from multiple addictions with adrenal rage and sprawling prose. To know that we were making a movie that was portraying addiction but in a very real way. by James Frey RELEASE DATE: April 15, 2003. 'I think subconsciously it was a driving force in making this.

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