Monster in a Box

Name: Monster in a Box
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Spalding Gray

19921992
PG-13PG-13
1h 27m

7.4/10

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Comedy Drama

This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.

7.4/10

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This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful. —Robbie Smith <robsmith@u.washington.edu>

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Taglines
- He Survived "Swimming to Cambodia." Now The Adventure Continues.
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for thematic material
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Trivia
The unnamed child who projectile vomited on stage at Lincoln Center's run of "Our Town" was Shane Culkin. This was confirmed by his famous brother Macaulay Culkin on Marc Maron's WTF Podcast.

Quotes
Spalding Gray: [on travelling to Nicaragua] We sign up with thirty-six fact-finding American groups. Earnest! EARNEST! I felt like TRASH!

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Patriot Games/Monster in a Box/Class Act/Zentropa (1992)

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Absorbing monologue.

Actor/monologuist Spaulding Gray sits behind a desk and spends an hour-and-a-half talking to an audience about the years he spent composing his autobiographical novel "Impossible Vacation." If this sounds remotely interesting to you, then you're probably gonna love it. Gray has a talent for being funny, sad, and insightful all at the same time; he's much more than a teller of witty tales. And he's rarely dull. After watching this film and his "Swimming to Cambodia" (also recommended), I can honestly say that I would pay money to listen to this man talk any day of the week.

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