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Adaptation.

Adaptation.2002

★7.3115 minComedyCrimeDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Charlie Kaufman

Score

Stars

Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper

Cast39

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

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