Monster in a Box is a monologue originally performed live on stage by the writer Spalding Gray then subsequently made into a 1992 film starring Gray and directed by Nick Broomfield.[1]
| Monster in a Box | |
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| Directed by | Nick Broomfield |
| Written by | Spalding Gray |
| Produced by | Jon Blair Norman I. Cohen Renée Shafransky |
| Starring | Spalding Gray |
| Cinematography | Michael Coulter |
| Music by | Laurie Anderson |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $311,245 |
A follow-up to Gray's earlier work, Swimming to Cambodia, the work consists of a long-form monologue by Gray detailing the trials and tribulations he encountered while writing his first novel, Impossible Vacation (the titular "monster"). He also relates the sudden fame afforded him after the release of Swimming to Cambodia.
The soundtrack for the film was composed by Laurie Anderson.
An extended version of the monologue was published in book form prior to the release of the film.
Parody
editThis monologue – or at least its title – was parodied on Sesame Street in a 1993 instalment of "Monsterpiece Theater." The main actor (and writer) of the parody was a monster aptly called Spalding Monster in homage to Gray.
References
edit- ^ Canby, Vincent (5 June 1992). "A 'Monster' Dense With Meaning". The New York Times.
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