Monster in a Box

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Monster in a Box
Monster in a Box.jpg
Directed by Nick Broomfield
Written by Spalding Gray
Produced by Jon Blair
Norman I. Cohen
Renée Shafransky
StarringSpalding Gray
Cinematography Michael Coulter
Music by Laurie Anderson
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
87 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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]

Contents

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.