Adaptation

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Director

Cast

Nicolas Cage as Charlie and Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper as John Laroche

Cara Seymour as Amelia Kavan

Brian Cox as Robert McKee

Tilda Swinton as Valerie Thomas

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Caroline Cunningham

Judy Greer as Alice

Bob Yerkes as Charles Darwin

Gary Farmer as Buster Baxley

Peter Jason as Defense Attorney

Writers

Charlie Kaufman (screenplay)

Susan Orlean (book)

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Summary

A confused L.A. screenwriter is 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, his life spins from pathetic to bizarre.

A confused L.A. screenwriter is 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, his life spins from pathetic to bizarre.

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Released

December 6, 2002

Runtime

1hr 55min

MPAA

R, for language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images

Additional Credits

Executive Producers

Charlie Kaufman
Peter Saraf

Producers

Jonathan Demme
Vincent Landay
Edward Saxon

Music By

Cinematographer

Associate Producers

Film Editing

Eric Zumbrunnen