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06/12/2002 Comedy, Crime, Drama 1h 55m
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From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

Overview

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.

  1. Spike Jonze

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Nicolas Cage

    Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

  2. Meryl Streep

    Susan Orlean

  3. Chris Cooper

    John Laroche

  4. Tilda Swinton

    Valerie Thomas

  5. Jay Tavare

    Matthew Osceola

  6. Litefoot

    Russell

  7. Roger Willie

    Randy

  8. Jim Beaver

    Ranger Tony

  9. Cara Seymour

    Amelia Kavan

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-18
When you watch some of Nicolas Cage's more recent stuff you do wonder how on earth he ever became a star in the first place. Well, this is one of the films that reminds us why. He is a struggling screenwriter ("Charlie") charged with adapting a novel about orchids written by "Susan Orlean" (Meryl Streep). Mental block would be putting it mildly - he simply has no idea how to make it work for "Valerie" (easily one of the less abstruse roles played by Tilda Swinton). Moreover, he is constantly hassled by his twin brother "Donald" who is writing his own story - one that his sibling thinks is ridd...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$19,000,000.00

Revenue
$32,800,000.00

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