

Adaptation. (2002)
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- 2h 55m
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From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.
Overview
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'.
Overview
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'.
Top Billed 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
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