
Adaptation.
From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.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'.
Description: 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'.
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Homepage: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/adaptation
Budget: $19,000,000 | Revenue : $32,800,000
Runtime: 115 minutes

Being John Malkovich

Human Nature

Synecdoche, New York

Where the Wild Things Are

Julie & Julia

Anomalisa

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Hope Springs

Brazilian Western

Encounters at the End of the World

Nicolas Cage
Played Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep
Played Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper
Played John Laroche

Tilda Swinton
Played Valerie Thomas

Jay Tavare
Played Matthew Osceola

Litefoot
Played Russell

Roger Willie
Played Randy

Jim Beaver
Played Ranger Tony

Cara Seymour
Played Amelia Kavan

Doug Jones
Played Augustus Margary

Gary Farmer
Played Buster Baxley

Peter Jason
Played Defense Attorney

Gregory Itzin
Played Prosecutor

Curtis Hanson
Played Orlean's Husband
Agnes NaDene Baddoo
Played Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Fortune
Played Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Jasmin
Played Orlean Dinner Guest

Lisa Love
Played Orlean Dinner Guest
Wendy Mogel
Played Orlean Dinner Guest

David O. Russell
Played Orlean Dinner Guest

Judy Greer
Played Alice the Waitress

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Played Caroline Cunningham

Bob Stephenson
Played David

Bob Yerkes
Played Charles Darwin
Lynn Court
Played Laroche’s Dad
Roger E. Fanter
Played Laroche’s Uncle

Sandra Lee Gimpel
Played Laroche’s Mom
Caron Colvett
Played Laroche’s Wife
Larry Krask
Played EMT

Ron Livingston
Played Marty Bowen

Brian Cox
Played Robert McKee
John Etter
Played McKee Lecture Attendee
Ray Berrios
Played Police Officer

Nancy Lenehan
Played Kaufman’s Mother

John Cusack
Played John Cusack (uncredited)

Catherine Keener
Played Catherine Keener (uncredited)

John Malkovich
Played John Malkovich (uncredited)

Curt Clendenin
Played Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Donald Dowd
Played Cafe Customer (uncredited)
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