Adaptation.

Adaptation.

From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

2002 en 115 minutes

Rating: 7.352

Plot

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, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

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Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

John Laroche

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Valerie Thomas

Jay Tavare

Jay Tavare

Matthew Osceola

Litefoot

Litefoot

Russell

Roger Willie

Roger Willie

Randy

Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

Ranger Tony

Cara Seymour

Cara Seymour

Amelia Kavan

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Augustus Margary

Gary Farmer

Gary Farmer

Buster Baxley

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Defense Attorney

Gregory Itzin

Gregory Itzin

Prosecutor

Curtis Hanson

Curtis Hanson

Orlean's Husband

Agnes NaDene Baddoo

Agnes NaDene Baddoo

Orlean Dinner Guest

Paul Fortune

Paul Fortune

Orlean Dinner Guest

Paul Jasmin

Paul Jasmin

Orlean Dinner Guest

Lisa Love

Lisa Love

Orlean Dinner Guest

Wendy Mogel

Wendy Mogel

Orlean Dinner Guest

David O. Russell

David O. Russell

Orlean Dinner Guest

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Alice the Waitress

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Caroline Cunningham

Bob Stephenson

Bob Stephenson

David

Bob Yerkes

Bob Yerkes

Charles Darwin

Lynn Court

Lynn Court

Laroche’s Dad

Roger E. Fanter

Roger E. Fanter

Laroche’s Uncle

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Laroche’s Mom

Caron Colvett

Caron Colvett

Laroche’s Wife

Larry Krask

Larry Krask

EMT

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Marty Bowen

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Robert McKee

John Etter

John Etter

McKee Lecture Attendee

Ray Berrios

Ray Berrios

Police Officer

Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan

Kaufman’s Mother

John Cusack

John Cusack

John Cusack (uncredited)

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener (uncredited)

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

John Malkovich (uncredited)

Curt Clendenin

Curt Clendenin

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Donald Dowd

Donald Dowd

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

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