Film

Adaptation.

2002 · 1h 55m · Comedy · Crime · Drama

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

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

83

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.

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

• Spike JonzeDirector
• Charlie KaufmanScreenplay · Executive Producer
• Susan OrleanNovel
• Jonathan DemmeProducer
• Vincent LandayProducer
• Edward SaxonProducer
• Peter SarafExecutive Producer
• Lance AcordDirector of Photography
• Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
• Eric ZumbrunnenEditor

Official UK Re-Release TrailerOfficial TrailerADAPTATION Trailer

Release date

December 6, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Budget

$19,000,000

Revenue

$32,800,000

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Drama

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