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Adaptation.
From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.
7.3(2,952)20021h 55m
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.
- Director
- Spike Jonze
- Created by
- Charlie Kaufman,Peter Saraf
- Writers
- Charlie Kaufman
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Cast

Nicolas Cage
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep
Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper
John Laroche

Tilda Swinton
Valerie Thomas

Jay Tavare
Matthew Osceola

Litefoot
Russell

Roger Willie
Randy

Jim Beaver
Ranger Tony

Cara Seymour
Amelia Kavan

Doug Jones
Augustus Margary

Gary Farmer
Buster Baxley

Peter Jason
Defense Attorney

Gregory Itzin
Prosecutor

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

Lisa Love
Orlean Dinner Guest
Wendy Mogel
Orlean Dinner Guest

David O. Russell
Orlean Dinner Guest

Judy Greer
Alice the Waitress

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Caroline Cunningham

Bob Stephenson
David

Bob Yerkes
Charles Darwin
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Crew
Directing
- Spike JonzeDirector
- Gregory J. SmithSecond Second Assistant Director
- Thomas Patrick SmithFirst Assistant Director
- Brian O'KelleySecond Assistant Director
- Chiemi KarasawaScript Supervisor
- Dan BradleySecond Unit Director
Writing
- Charlie KaufmanScreenplay
- Susan OrleanNovel
Production
- Jonathan DemmeProducer
- Vincent LandayProducer
- Edward SaxonProducer
- Justine ArtetaCasting
- Charlie KaufmanExecutive Producer
- Peter SarafExecutive Producer
- Kim Davis-WagnerCasting
- Seve SpracklenProduction Accountant
- Rick C. TaplinProduction Coordinator
- Andrew J. SacksProduction Supervisor
- Richard SchulerLocation Manager
- Karen KochUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Lance AcordDirector of Photography
- Mark WilliamsFirst Assistant Camera
- Ben KallerStill Photographer
- Nina ChienSecond Assistant Camera
- Gino NixKey Grip
- Jamie FelzFirst Assistant Camera
- Thomas LohmannCamera Operator
- Zoli HajduDolly Grip
- Paul TaylorSteadicam Operator
- Danny AndersenDolly Grip
Editing
- Eric ZumbrunnenEditor
- Eric E. OsmondFirst Assistant Editor
- Bob FredricksonColor Timer
- Nathan R. FitzgeraldAssistant Editor
Sound
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Peter StaubliSound Effects Editor
- Richard BeggsSound Designer
- David AbrahamsenSound Designer
- Lora HirschbergSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mark WeberSound Mixer
- Michael KirchbergerSupervising Sound Editor
- Kent SparlingSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Derek VanderhorstSound Mixer
- Jeremy MolodAssistant Sound Editor
- William StorksonFoley Supervisor
- Adam Milo SmalleyMusic Editor
Art
- Gene SerdenaSet Decoration
- K.K. BarrettProduction Design
- Peter AndrusArt Direction
- Lynn ChristopherSet Designer
- Grant SamsonLeadman
- Anders RundbladConstruction Foreman
- Jeffrey Paul JohnsonProperty Master
- Chris VailAssistant Property Master
- Chris ForsterConstruction Coordinator
- Patti McNultyArt Department Coordinator
- Peter DavidsonSet Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Casey StormCostume Design
- Stacy HornWardrobe Supervisor
- Roz MusicHair Department Head
- Shari GrayWardrobe Supervisor
- Joseph CosciaHairstylist
- Anita Louise BrownCostumer
- Debbie TravisCostumer
- Marina MaritCostumer
- Larry WaggonerHairstylist
- Joel HarlowMakeup Department Head
- J. Roy HellandMakeup & Hair
- Lynn BarberMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Gray MarshallVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Molly HansenOther
- Jonathan PaleyStand In
- Marco KyrisStand In
- Griff RugglesTransportation Captain
- Scott RogersStunts
- Chris CarnelStunts
- Julie JanneyStand In
- Rick BarkerStunts
- Lane LeavittStunts
- Stephen BuresActor's Assistant
- Ronald StintonTransportation Co-Captain
- Norb PhillipsStunts
Lighting
- Michael S. AdlerChief Lighting Technician
- Chris WeigandAssistant Chief Lighting Technician