Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film "The Killing Fields" (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.
On the surface, this is really simple: a man sits at a table with a couple of maps and rambles about his time filming a movie. No further props, no other actors, nothing. But it is also a bit of amazing because Gray not only memorizes the entire ramble, but keeps the audience captivated the whole time -- his stories are actually more interesting than the film he is talking about.
Gray did many monologues, but this is arguably his best. I actually watched it as something of a tribute to director Jonathan Demme, though the question ought to be asked what role a director plays in a film such as this... there is very little executive decision-making, one would think.
On the surface, this is really simple: a man sits at a table with a couple of maps and rambles about his time filming a movie. No further props, no other actors, nothing. But it is also a bit of amazing because Gray not only memorizes the entire ramble, but keeps the audience captivated the whole time -- his stories are actually more interesting than the film he is talking about.
Gray did many monologues, but this is arguably his best. I actually watched it as something of a tribute to director Jonathan Demme, though the question ought to be asked what role a director plays in a film such as this... there is very little executive decision-making, one would think.