The film documents, in an often dramatic and humorous fashion, Gray's investigations into alternative medicine for an eye condition (Macular pucker) he had developed.
Acting
Gray's monologue mastery — sweaty, desperate, magnetic.
Direction
Soderbergh makes an eye exam visually compelling.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts between interview and performance collapse reality.
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soderbergh filmed this between Schizopolis and Out of Sight, using leftover 35mm short ends to save money.
Gray's 'Swimming to Cambodia' defined 80s monologue culture; this is its darker, more bodily 90s sequel.
US
