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Swimming to Cambodia (1987) 7.8
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7.8/10 from 1,584 users
Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 17 user | 32 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com Spalding Gray tells about his participation in the film, "The Killing Fields" & the background story about the troubles of Cambodia. Director:Jonathan DemmeWriter:Spalding Gray |
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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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April 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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New York City, New York, USABox Office
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Spalding Gray: [as Ivan] Spalding, man. Hey, there's a party tonight up on the Gulf of Siam. One of the workers mother's got a summerhouse up there... Hey, can I borrow your toenail clippers, man?
Spalding Gray: Sure. Come on over.
Spalding Gray: [as Ivan] And do you wanna smoke a Thai Stick, hey? Should I bring some marijuana, man, hay?
Spalding Gray: Sure. Why not? I mean, it was a ...
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Spalding Gray: And Ivan, Devil In My Ear, Ivan Strasburg, head of the second camera unit, a bit of a Mephistopheles figure, gray beard, handsome man, South African comes up to me and says,Spalding Gray: [as Ivan] Spalding, man. Hey, there's a party tonight up on the Gulf of Siam. One of the workers mother's got a summerhouse up there... Hey, can I borrow your toenail clippers, man?
Spalding Gray: Sure. Come on over.
Spalding Gray: [as Ivan] And do you wanna smoke a Thai Stick, hey? Should I bring some marijuana, man, hay?
Spalding Gray: Sure. Why not? I mean, it was a ...
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Jonathan Demme is a genius, and if you doubt it, see this film. Who else could've made a man sitting at a table talking so riveting? Although Spalding is a great storyteller and great to see live, none of the other films of his monologues have ever touched this one, the first.
See it and you'll never drink Singha again.