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Adaptation.
1h 55min
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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.
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Original Title
Adaptation.
Runtime (Duration)
1h 55min
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Critics & Audience Score
6.6
Total Votes
2,762
Release Year
2002
Country
United States of America
Official Website
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/adaptationProduction Budget
$19M
Box Office Revenue
$32.8M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$13.8M
Casting
Actors

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

Gary Farmer
Buster Baxley

Peter Jason
Defense Attorney

Gregory Itzin
Prosecutor

Curtis Hanson
Orlean's Husband
Agnes NaDene Baddoo
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Fortune
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Jasmin
Orlean Dinner Guest

Lisa Love
Orlean Dinner Guest
Wendy Mogel
Orlean Dinner Guest

David O. Russell
Orlean Dinner Guest

Judy Greer
Alice the Waitress

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Caroline Cunningham

Bob Stephenson
David

Bob Yerkes
Charles Darwin
Lynn Court
Laroche’s Dad
Roger E. Fanter
Laroche’s Uncle

Sandra Lee Gimpel
Laroche’s Mom
Caron Colvett
Laroche’s Wife
Larry Krask
EMT

Ron Livingston
Marty Bowen
Crew

Spike Jonze
DIRECTOR

Carter Burwell
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Charlie Kaufman
SCREENPLAY

Charlie Kaufman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Peter Saraf
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Vincent Landay
PRODUCER

Edward Saxon
PRODUCER

Jonathan Demme
PRODUCER

Lance Acord
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Eric Zumbrunnen
EDITOR

Gene Serdena
SET DECORATION
Justine Arteta
CASTING
Casey Storm
COSTUME DESIGN
Peter Andrus
ART DIRECTION

K.K. Barrett
PRODUCTION DESIGN

Susan Orlean
NOVEL
Molly Hansen
OTHER
Kim Davis-Wagner
CASTING
Jonathan Paley
STAND IN
Peter Staubli
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Derek Vanderhorst
SOUND MIXER
David Abrahamsen
SOUND DESIGNER
Mark Weber
SOUND MIXER

Lora Hirschberg
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Kent Sparling
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Richard Beggs
SOUND DESIGNER
Michael Kirchberger
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
Julia Shirar
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
Adam Milo Smalley
MUSIC EDITOR
David A. Cohen
DIALOGUE EDITOR
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