Adaptation.

Adaptation.

115 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Dec. 6, 2002

Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, 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'.

Adaptation.

115 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Dec. 6, 2002

Adaptation.
Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, 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'.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Columbia Pictures, Beverly Detroit, Propaganda Films, Clinica Estetico, Intermedia, Good Machine
Original title Adaptation.
Directors Gregory J. Smith, Brian O'Kelley, Thomas Patrick Smith, Chiemi Karasawa, Dan Bradley, Spike Jonze
Writers Susan Orlean, Charlie Kaufman

Cast

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

Stephen Tobolowsky

as Ranger Steve Neely

Gary Farmer

as Buster Baxley

Peter Jason

as Defense Attorney

Gregory Itzin

as Prosecutor

Curtis Hanson

as Orlean's Husband

Agnes NaDene Baddoo

as Orlean Dinner Guest

Paul Fortune

as Orlean Dinner Guest

Paul Jasmin

as Orlean Dinner Guest

Lisa Love

as Orlean Dinner Guest

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

Lynn Court

as Laroche’s Dad

Roger E. Fanter

as Laroche’s Uncle

Sandra Lee Gimpel

as Laroche’s Mom

Caron Colvett

as Laroche’s Wife

Larry Krask

as EMT

Ron Livingston

as Marty Bowen

Brian Cox

as Robert McKee

John Etter

as McKee Lecture Attendee

Ray Berrios

as Police Officer

Nancy Lenehan

as Kaufman’s Mother

John Cusack

as Self (uncredited)

Catherine Keener

as Self (uncredited)

John Malkovich

as Self (uncredited)

Curt Clendenin

as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Donald Dowd

as Cafe Customer (uncredited)