Swimming to Cambodia, also known as Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia, is a 1987 American film directed by Jonathan Demme, written by and starring Spalding Gray. The performance film is of Gray's play and monologue, which centered on such themes as his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassador's aide in The Killing Fields, the Cold War, Cambodia Year Zero and his search for his "perfect moment". The film grossed slightly over $US1 million. The monologue was first published in book form two years before the release of the film.