Monster in a Box
| 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 |
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]
A follow-up to Gray's earlier work, Swimming to Cambodia,[2] the work consists of a long-form monologue by Gray detailing the trials and tribulations he encountered while writing his first novel, Impossible Vacation.[1]
The soundtrack for the film was composed by Laurie Anderson.[1]
A book version of the monologue was published in 1992.[3]
Reception
[edit]New York magazine praised the film saying, "Monster in a Box is subtly and intricately woven and often very funny."[4]
The New York Times wrote, "Like "Swimming to Cambodia," the new film is sly and funny and dead-on serious, full of the kind of particular details that separate the poet from the journalist, all of which are delivered with what might be called committed skepticism."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Canby, Vincent (5 June 1992). "A 'Monster' Dense With Meaning". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2013-09-03). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Group. ISBN 978-1-101-60955-2.
- ^ "Monster in a Box". Penguin Random House. February 25, 1992. ISBN 9780679737391.
- ^ Denby, David (1992-06-22). "Unrisky Business". New York. New York Media, LLC. p. 56-57.
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