Monster in a Box

Monster in a Box
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	1992 (1992)
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

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

1. Canby, Vincent (5 June 1992). "A 'Monster' Dense With Meaning". The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.
2. Maltin, Leonard (2013-09-03). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Group. ISBN   978-1-101-60955-2.
3. "Monster in a Box". Penguin Random House. February 25, 1992. ISBN   9780679737391.
4. Denby, David (1992-06-22). "Unrisky Business". New York . New York Media, LLC. p. 56-57.

External links

• Monster in a Box at IMDb