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Monster in a Box(1992)
Status: Released
Date: 1992-05-15
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Time: 1h 27m
He Survived Swimming to Cambodia. Now the Adventure Continues.
Overview:
Monologuist Spalding Gray talks about the great difficulties he experienced while attempting to write his first novel, a nearly 2,000-page autobiographical tome concerning the death of his mother. Among his many asides, Gray discusses his problems in dealing with the Hollywood film industry, recounts the trips he took around the world in order to avoid dealing with his writer's block and describes his ambivalence about acting as stage manager for a Broadway production of "Our Town."
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
United Kingdom
Revenue: $311,245.00
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Overview
Monologuist Spalding Gray talks about the great difficulties he experienced while attempting to write his first novel, a nearly 2,000-page autobiographical tome concerning the death of his mother. Among his many asides, Gray discusses his problems in dealing with the Hollywood film industry, recounts the trips he took around the world in order to avoid dealing with his writer's block and describes his ambivalence about acting as stage manager for a Broadway production of "Our Town."
Release Date
1992-05-15
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6.2
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He Survived Swimming to Cambodia. Now the Adventure Continues.
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