Adaptation. 2002 7.6 213244 7.3 2784 90.0 209 7.3 0 0 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. 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. From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich. 115 https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/ffEmHQAiD0m5dEQ6rlsuA9vlllW.jpg https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ck484XvmwfU6vIM8oPmqk7PRqPl.png https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/b9WHYDdNCaFyA49ufmNMKZBYeCT.jpg US:R / US:Rated R US:R / US:Rated R tt0268126 2757 2757 tt0268126 Q352431 United States 2002-12-03 false 0 Comedy Crime Drama Columbia Pictures Propaganda Films Good Machine Intermedia Beverly Detroit Studios Clinica Estetico Charlie Kaufman Spike Jonze based on novel or book marriage crisis alligator writer's block orchid writer twins cynical philosophical satirical reflective introspective absurd Nicolas Cage Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/y1RtezurZYveYkVNRht7CwEgSYY.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2963 2963 Meryl Streep Susan Orlean https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/g5cVxQBAQ3AXt3LhdBXtbbN47Uc.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5064 5064 Chris Cooper John Laroche https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/j0sQDzaDlnNAdaYhy6HRRAFi22.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2955 2955 Tilda Swinton Valerie Thomas https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dzjT4LKgs7eOma84GsPy78DsGNH.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3063 3063 Jay Tavare Matthew Osceola https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gGAiOz3CZ2CEtBNVQdmjJuAb3uG.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29861 29861 Litefoot Russell https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lZirENb3WkQarkkgKDs0qyjOltH.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69302 69302 Roger Willie Randy https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/huHNwCvFsYhBlzC5oRIA81RA7Yj.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1635972 1635972 Jim Beaver Ranger Tony https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mvawGDw5ge5rxgMKhTSggasOyin.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29862 29862 Cara Seymour Amelia Kavan https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dYzhA0tw1OPU50vtXsfgSGKSwpf.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2617 2617 Doug Jones Augustus Margary https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rpvvWATYWHGjedJea0G97XufOwU.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17005 17005 Gary Farmer Buster Baxley https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jGzbxhmJUZBLk3MblowFm6iI1m2.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15439 15439 Peter Jason Defense Attorney https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xoqIuVvEH6BG6sOg4NnZzUKFnaf.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6916 6916 Gregory Itzin Prosecutor https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lUACgFTvuhRhAC3GwnpcWMGLxo4.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21142 21142 Curtis Hanson Orlean's Husband https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rKKITJSuqKtkGy9QeCTyeMpp5pH.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/323 323 Agnes NaDene Baddoo Orlean Dinner Guest https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3667901 3667901 Paul Fortune Orlean Dinner Guest https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3667900 3667900 Paul Jasmin Orlean Dinner Guest https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1844168 1844168 Lisa Love Orlean Dinner Guest https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iPl5GS1Vcyn4nmv0qN9ncOxAXxM.jpg https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1236853 1236853 Wendy Mogel Orlean Dinner Guest https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3667904 3667904 David O. 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