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Swimming to Cambodia

Spalding Gray (Actor), Sam Waterston (Actor), Jonathan Demme (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 109 ratings
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May 28, 2013 		—
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$16.12 $16.06
Genre Drama
Format Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, Anamorphic, NTSC
Contributor Lewis M. Allen, Sam Waterston, Ira Wheeler, Renee Shafransky, Jonathan Demme, Ira Deutchman, Edward Saxon, Peter Newman, Spalding Gray See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 27 minutes
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Product Description

Swimming to Cambodia is a 1987 film directed by Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) in which actor Spalding Gray performs an amusing monologue that mostly recounts his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassador's aide in the 1984 Oscar-winning film the Killing Fields.

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 10632042
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Jonathan Demme
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, Anamorphic, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 27 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 28, 2013
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Spalding Gray, Sam Waterston, Ira Wheeler
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Peter Newman, Lewis M. Allen, Renee Shafransky, Edward Saxon, Ira Deutchman
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Shout Factory
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BCMT4Z2
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 109 ratings

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
109 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Allen Berry
5.0 out of 5 stars Demme Captures Gray at his Neurotic Best
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2018
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Spalding Gray is in his prime in Jonathon Demme directed "Swimming to Cambodia." I had the pleasure of seeing Spalding Gray in the early 2000's at a theater in Birmingham, and I had long been a fan of his work prior to this. Demme captures the spirit of the theatrical performance with the intimacy of a private audience with Gray. History, both public and personal, come alive as Gray opens himself and his insecurities in this memoir of the actor taking on a small role in the Killing Fields, experiencing history and finding himself in the process.

If I were to describe to you what to expect, i.e. a man sitting at a writing desk with a manuscript, and a glass of water, and telling you stories about his life, you would likely smile politely and dismiss it as the esoteric taste of a pseudo-intellectual theatre snob. Which is why re-telling his words or discussing his work will never be sufficient to reveal the wonder and magic of a Spalding Gray monologue. You simply must experience him for yourself.
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Ving
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2023
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An amazing performance.
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J Fairlight
4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining narrative performance
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020
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This, along with his other video monologues, is well worth having for anyone who has an interest in struggling against nonsense both here and abroad.
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An Ordinary Man in New Haven
5.0 out of 5 stars Ah, Spalding, you are SO missed.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2020
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A genius couldn’t abide the insanities of we mere mortals. Damn. This and his other recordings (and his legacy in theatre) keep him alive, and still with us.
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Webay
5.0 out of 5 stars Killer
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2013
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If you have taste, get this . If you don't work in the film business and want to know what it's like to shoot on a distant location, get this. If you do work in the film business and want to laugh, get this. " It was our first day off in a long time ... " . This DVD is rough looking, in a charming way. This is the way it looked in '87.
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Chance
5.0 out of 5 stars The Grass is Always Greener on the Genocide
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015
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Spalding Gray's spellbinding journey into genocide, jingoism, the sybaritic pleasures and natural beauty of Thailand and the therapeutic value of making big-budget war films. What Gray sought in Thailand is what all viewers will discover as they watch this frenetic, impassioned and ultimately wise monologue: that we can all stumble upon "perfect moments."
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Nathan Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars RIP Spalding Gray. Incomparable genius.
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019
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His since of vulnerability, tension, and drama can stand up beside any motion picture.
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Fred's Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for fans
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2014
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Lovely gift for any Spalding Gray fan. Not for everybody, but if you know Spalding Gray, you already know that.
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Salix
5.0 out of 5 stars Swimming and drowning.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2014
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I saw this first many years ago on television and was amazed by it. Spalding Gray's performance was hypnotic and funny. I doubted that I would be able to find it on DVD but after a chance conversation with a friend decided to hunt for it and there it was. An insider's view of the making of The Killing Fields. An insider's view of life, the universe and everything. It's all true except the one about the banana! Spalding Gray's death is a tragic loss to the stage and to humour. I'm delighted to be reunited with this. thank you Amazon.
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Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars v funny
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2016
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LovesBooks
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2016
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Film version of a stage piece that's quite interesting.
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