Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 13, 1987Release Date
Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 13, 1987Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray / Writer
Sam Waterston
Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
Ira Wheeler
Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
Jonathan Demme
Director
Sandy McLeod
Production Design
Marty Levenstein
First Assistant Editor
Renée Shafransky
Producer
Amir Jacob Malin
Co-Executive Producer
Lewis M. Allen
Producer
Carol Littleton
Editor
Laurie Anderson
Original Music Composer
Ira Deutchman
Co-Executive Producer
Paula Mazur
Line Producer
Peter Newman
Executive Producer
Edward Saxon
Associate Producer
Sam Gelerman
Unit Manager
Marshall Persinger
Property Master
Roma Baran
Sound Designer
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Ira Brenner
Camera Operator
John Cambria
Second Assistant Camera
John Finnerty
Key Grip
Tom Kerwick
Dolly Grip
Charles K. Mattson
Best Boy Grip
Lex Batten
Colorist
Camilla Toniolo
Assistant Editor
Eric Liljestrand
Music Score Producer
Roland Joffé
Thanks
Joseph Papp
Thanks
David Puttnam
Thanks
Suzanne Griffin
Production Assistant
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
one-man show
desk
storytelling
travelogue
storyteller
acting career
concert
Wiki.
Swimming to Cambodia, also known as Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia, is a 1987 American concert film written by and starring Spalding Gray, and directed by Jonathan Demme. The performance film is of Gray's play and monologue, which centered on such themes as his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassador's aide in the film The Killing Fields, the Cold War, Cambodia Year Zero, and his search for his "perfect moment". It was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay at the 1988 Independent Spirit Awards.
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