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Adaptation.

Adaptation.

# From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.
Comedy   Crime   Drama
📜 Overview: 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'.
💵 Budget: USD 19,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , Latin
📆 Date Released: 2002-12-06
⌚ Running Time: 115 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.36

Beloved Cast

Nicolas Cage original image
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Nicolas Cage
Meryl Streep original image
Susan Orlean
Meryl Streep
Chris Cooper original image
John Laroche
Chris Cooper
Tilda Swinton original image
Valerie Thomas
Tilda Swinton
Jay Tavare original image
Matthew Osceola
Jay Tavare
Litefoot original image
Russell
Litefoot
Roger Willie original image
Randy
Roger Willie
Jim Beaver original image
Ranger Tony
Jim Beaver
Cara Seymour original image
Amelia Kavan
Cara Seymour
Doug Jones original image
Augustus Margary
Doug Jones
Gary Farmer original image
Buster Baxley
Gary Farmer
Peter Jason original image
Defense Attorney
Peter Jason
Gregory Itzin original image
Prosecutor
Gregory Itzin
Curtis Hanson original image
Orlean's Husband
Curtis Hanson
Agnes NaDene Baddoo original image
Orlean Dinner Guest
Agnes NaDene Baddoo
Paul Fortune original image
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Fortune
Paul Jasmin original image
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Jasmin
Lisa Love original image
Orlean Dinner Guest
Lisa Love
Wendy Mogel original image
Orlean Dinner Guest
Wendy Mogel
David O. Russell original image
Orlean Dinner Guest
David O. Russell
Judy Greer original image
Alice the Waitress
Judy Greer
Maggie Gyllenhaal original image
Caroline Cunningham
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Bob Stephenson original image
David
Bob Stephenson
Bob Yerkes original image
Charles Darwin
Bob Yerkes
Lynn Court original image
Laroche’s Dad
Lynn Court
Roger E. Fanter original image
Laroche’s Uncle
Roger E. Fanter
Sandra Lee Gimpel original image
Laroche’s Mom
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Caron Colvett original image
Laroche’s Wife
Caron Colvett
Larry Krask original image
EMT
Larry Krask
Ron Livingston original image
Marty Bowen
Ron Livingston
Brian Cox original image
Robert McKee
Brian Cox
John Etter original image
McKee Lecture Attendee
John Etter
Ray Berrios original image
Police Officer
Ray Berrios
Nancy Lenehan original image
Kaufman’s Mother
Nancy Lenehan
John Cusack original image
John Cusack (uncredited)
John Cusack
Catherine Keener original image
Catherine Keener (uncredited)
Catherine Keener
John Malkovich original image
John Malkovich (uncredited)
John Malkovich
Curt Clendenin original image
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin
Donald Dowd original image
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Donald Dowd

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