8.4
Score
Budget$19M
Box office$32.8M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
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'.
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Full cast
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Nicolas Cage
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
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Meryl Streep
Susan Orlean
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Chris Cooper
John Laroche
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Tilda Swinton
Valerie Thomas
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Jay Tavare
Matthew Osceola
- Litefoot Russell
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Roger Willie
Randy
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Jim Beaver
Ranger Tony
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Cara Seymour
Amelia Kavan
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Doug Jones
Augustus Margary
- Gary Farmer Buster Baxley
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Peter Jason
Defense Attorney
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Gregory Itzin
Prosecutor
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Curtis Hanson
Orlean's Husband
- Agnes NaDene Baddoo Orlean Dinner Guest
- Paul Fortune Orlean Dinner Guest
- Paul Jasmin Orlean Dinner Guest
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Lisa Love
Orlean Dinner Guest
- Wendy Mogel Orlean Dinner Guest
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David O. Russell
Orlean Dinner Guest
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Judy Greer
Alice the Waitress
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
Caroline Cunningham
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Bob Stephenson
David
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Bob Yerkes
Charles Darwin
- Lynn Court Laroche’s Dad
- Roger E. Fanter Laroche’s Uncle
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Sandra Lee Gimpel
Laroche’s Mom
- Caron Colvett Laroche’s Wife
- Larry Krask EMT
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Ron Livingston
Marty Bowen
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Brian Cox
Robert McKee
- John Etter McKee Lecture Attendee
- Ray Berrios Police Officer
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Nancy Lenehan
Kaufman’s Mother
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John Cusack
John Cusack (uncredited)
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Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener (uncredited)
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John Malkovich
John Malkovich (uncredited)
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Curt Clendenin
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
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Donald Dowd
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
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Art
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Gene Serdena
Set Decoration
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K.K. Barrett
Production Design
- Peter Andrus Art Direction
- Lynn Christopher Set Designer
- Grant Samson Leadman
- Anders Rundblad Construction Foreman
- Jeffrey Paul Johnson Property Master
- Chris Vail Assistant Property Master
- Chris Forster Construction Coordinator
- Patti McNulty Art Department Coordinator
- Peter Davidson Set Designer
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
- Casey Storm Costume Design
- Stacy Horn Wardrobe Supervisor
- Roz Music Hair Department Head
- Shari Gray Wardrobe Supervisor
- Joseph Coscia Hairstylist
- Anita Louise Brown Costumer
- Debbie Travis Costumer
- Marina Marit Costumer
- Larry Waggoner Hairstylist
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Joel Harlow
Makeup Department Head
- J. Roy Helland Makeup & Hair
- Lynn Barber Makeup Artist
- Allen Weisinger Makeup Artist
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Ann Roth
Wardrobe Designer
- Isabel Harkins Makeup Artist
Crew
- Molly Hansen Other
- Jonathan Paley Stand In
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Marco Kyris
Stand In
- Griff Ruggles Transportation Captain
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Scott Rogers
Stunts
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Chris Carnel
Stunts
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Julie Janney
Stand In
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Rick Barker
Stunts
- Lane Leavitt Stunts
- Stephen Bures Actor's Assistant
- Ronald Stinton Transportation Co-Captain
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Norb Phillips
Stunts
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Eddie Yansick
Stunts
- Mike Pickel Video Assist Operator
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Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
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Darrin Prescott
Stunts
- Gary D'Amico Special Effects
Directing
Editing
Lighting
Production
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Jonathan Demme
Producer
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Vincent Landay
Producer
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Edward Saxon
Producer
- Justine Arteta Casting
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Charlie Kaufman
Executive Producer
- Peter Saraf Executive Producer
- Kim Davis-Wagner Casting
- Seve Spracklen Production Accountant
- Rick C. Taplin Production Coordinator
- Andrew J. Sacks Production Supervisor
- Richard Schuler Location Manager
- Karen Koch Unit Production Manager
Sound
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Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
- Peter Staubli Sound Effects Editor
- Richard Beggs Sound Designer
- David Abrahamsen Sound Designer
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Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mark Weber Sound Mixer
- Michael Kirchberger Supervising Sound Editor
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Kent Sparling
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Derek Vanderhorst Sound Mixer
- Jeremy Molod Assistant Sound Editor
- William Storkson Foley Supervisor
- Adam Milo Smalley Music Editor
- Michael Farrow Scoring Mixer
- Nick Peck Foley Mixer
- Marnie Moore Foley Artist
- David A. Cohen Dialogue Editor
- David Franklin Bergad Dialogue Editor
- Everett Moore Apprentice Sound Editor
- Julia Shirar Assistant Sound Editor
- Jory K. Prum Foley Recordist
- Drew Kunin Production Sound Mixer
- Lawrence L. Commans Boom Operator
- Mark Fay Boom Operator
- David Bach ADR Editor