Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.
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- 5 nominations total
- Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields'
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You are caught up in Gray's fast paced account of his time in Thailand and boston and New York and god only knows how many other places, the whole experience is enhanced by the fabulous play on lighting, music and camerawork. You'll find yourself either leaning forward, swept up in the rythum of his speech, and the depth of both detail and insight. or sagging back in your chair as you catch your breath, or on the brink of tears, or clutching your sides as you laugh.
I gave this film a ten, and i'm not easily impressed.
watch this film with friends or on your own as it's perfect for either. But be sure watch it more than once, as it will never get old.
Did you know
- TriviaGray refers to the Cambodian photojournalist Dith Pran who survived the Khmer Rouge and ended up working for the New York Times. The year the present film was made, 1986, was the year that Pran received his U.S. citizenship. He passed away from cancer at the age of 65 in March, 2008.
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Spalding Gray: Farewell, to the fantastic breakfasts, free every morning and there they were, waiting on you with the papaya, mango, and pineapple like I'd never tasted before. Farewell, to the Thai maids with the king-sized cotton sheets and the big king-sized beds. Farewell, to the fresh meat flown in from America, daily. Roast potatoes, green beans and roast lamb, at 110 degrees under a circus tent, according to British Equity. Farewell to the drivers with the tinted glasses and the Mercedes with the tinted windows. Farewell to the cakes, teas and ices every day exactly at four o'clock. Farewell to those beautiful smiling people. Farewell to that single, fresh rose in a vase on my bureau every day. And just as I was climbing into that first-class seat, and wrapping myself in a blanket, just as I was adjusting my pillow behind my head, and having a sip of that champagne, and just as I was bringing down and adjusting my Thai purple sleep mask... I had an inkling, I had a flash... I suddenly thought I knew what it was that had killed Marilyn Monroe...
- Alternate versionsA&E cuts out the part of the sex performer doing tricks with her vagina (including the banana hitting the wall, which Gray alludes to early in the act.) In addition, the scene uses different close-ups, and ends with "boobly oobly."
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,092,911
- Gross worldwide
- $1,092,911