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Swimming to Cambodia (1987) 7.5
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7.5/10 from 1,265 users
Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 17 user | 27 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 | ... |
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| Sam Waterston | ... |
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Ira Wheeler | ... |
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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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cambodia | reference to rousseau | country name in title | khmer rouge | film making |Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
April 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
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$1,092,911 (USA)Company Credits
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[as himself]
Spalding Gray: Suddenly, I had this enormous fondness for the Russian navy, for all of Mother Russia. The thought of these men like innocent children speaking through empty toilet paper rolls, empty paper towel rolls, where you can still hear doubt, confusion, brotherly love, ambivalence, all those human tones, coming through the ...
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Spalding Gray: [as "Jack Daniels"] The Russians are stupid people, they're backwards. You know on their ships, they don't even have electrical intercoms? They still speak through tubes?[as himself]
Spalding Gray: Suddenly, I had this enormous fondness for the Russian navy, for all of Mother Russia. The thought of these men like innocent children speaking through empty toilet paper rolls, empty paper towel rolls, where you can still hear doubt, confusion, brotherly love, ambivalence, all those human tones, coming through the ...
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This thing is easily characterized as one-of-a-kind film, or at least I didn't ever see a film that even gets close to its context, techniques or style. Basicaly it's a raving, very funny monologue, but then again, much more than this! In 85 mins. it manages to talk about so many matters both serious and funny without making you be bored with it, at least if you 're a serious person, hehe :)
Of course these all are objective, but I loved it!