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Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

R  85 min  -  Drama   -  April 1987 (USA)
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Spalding Gray tells about his participation in the film, "The Killing Fields" & the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Writer:

Spalding Gray

Stars:

Spalding Gray, Sam Waterston and Ira Wheeler
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Cast

Cast overview:
Spalding Gray ...
Himself
Sam Waterston ...
Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
Ira Wheeler Ira Wheeler ...
Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
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Storyline

Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set. Written by Peter Goldsack <peteg@hpsqf.sqf.hp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Cambodia | Reference To Rousseau | Country Name In Title | Khmer Rouge | Film Making  | See more »

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Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Cambodia See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$14,745 (USA) (15 March 1987) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$1,092,911 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (TVC)
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Quotes

[On "Jack" surviving a nuclear holocaust]
Spalding Gray: I pictured him, actually, down under in Tasmania, starting a new small-eared, red-faced, pea-brained humanoid race after all of us have gone and I thought, "You know, the Mother needs a rest!" Mother Earth deserves a long, long rest with no people on her. Maybe, if we're lucky, after all of us have been vaporized, Jack will end up in Africa.
[Spalding loudly knocks three times on his desk]
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