Adaptation. (2002)

From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

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.

Cast (39)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

A

Agnes NaDene Baddoo

Orlean Dinner Guest

P

Paul Fortune

Orlean Dinner Guest

P

Paul Jasmin

Orlean Dinner Guest

Lisa Love

Orlean Dinner Guest

W

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

L

Lynn Court

Laroche’s Dad

R

Roger E. Fanter

Laroche’s Uncle

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Laroche’s Mom

C

Caron Colvett

Laroche’s Wife

L

Larry Krask

EMT

Ron Livingston

Marty Bowen

Brian Cox

Robert McKee

J

John Etter

McKee Lecture Attendee

R

Ray Berrios

Police Officer

Nancy Lenehan

Kaufman’s Mother

John Cusack

John Cusack (uncredited)

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener (uncredited)

John Malkovich

John Malkovich (uncredited)

Curt Clendenin

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Donald Dowd

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

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