Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002
1h 55min

Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, 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'.

Adaptation.

Storyline

Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, 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'.
    Released
    December 2002
    Runtime
    1h 55min
    Director
    Budget
    $19,000,000
    Revenue
    $32,800,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico
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
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Fortune
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Jasmin
Orlean Dinner Guest
Lisa Love
Lisa Love
Orlean Dinner Guest
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
Laroche’s Dad
Roger E. Fanter
Laroche’s Uncle
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Laroche’s Mom
Caron Colvett
Laroche’s Wife
Larry Krask
EMT
Ron Livingston
Ron Livingston
Marty Bowen
Brian Cox
Brian Cox
Robert McKee
John Etter
McKee Lecture Attendee
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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