Adaptation. (2002)
From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.
Synopsis
Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.
Cast
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Nicolas Cage
as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
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Meryl Streep
as Susan Orlean
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Chris Cooper
as John Laroche
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Tilda Swinton
as Valerie Thomas
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Jay Tavare
as Matthew Osceola
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Litefoot
as Russell
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Roger Willie
as Randy
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Jim Beaver
as Ranger Tony
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Cara Seymour
as Amelia Kavan
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Doug Jones
as Augustus Margary
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Gary Farmer
as Buster Baxley
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Peter Jason
as Defense Attorney
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Gregory Itzin
as Prosecutor
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Curtis Hanson
as Orlean's Husband
- Agnes NaDene Baddoo as Orlean Dinner Guest
- Paul Fortune as Orlean Dinner Guest
- Paul Jasmin as Orlean Dinner Guest
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Lisa Love
as Orlean Dinner Guest
Crew
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Spike Jonze
Director
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Lance Acord
Director of Photography
- Eric Zumbrunnen Editor
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Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
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Jonathan Demme
Producer
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Edward Saxon
Producer
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Vincent Landay
Producer
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Charlie Kaufman
Screenplay
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