在这部格雷的剖析喜剧/剧情片中,斯波尔丁·格雷是美国著名喜剧家，无论在银幕还是舞台上，他都以招牌式的滔滔不绝而著称。于是斯蒂文·索德伯格为这位大师级“喷子”提供了一次“说个够”的机会。全片从头到尾是格雷的独白，主要围绕他治疗自己罕见眼疾的艰辛历程而展开。《格雷的剖析》可被视为关于病痛与死亡的自省沉思，而在电影方面则是次开拓性实验。
Spalding Gray has an eye condition that can be surgically corrected. He decides to seek alternate treatment and embarks on a journey that will take him to Christian Science, Native American sweat lodges and psychic surgeons, among others.
