Movie
Adaptation.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Adaptation.
Cast
Nicolas CageCharlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Meryl StreepSusan Orlean
Chris CooperJohn Laroche
Tilda SwintonValerie Thomas
Jay TavareMatthew Osceola
LitefootRussell
Roger WillieRandy
Jim BeaverRanger TonyCredits
- Directed by
- Spike Jonze
- Written by
- Charlie Kaufman, Susan Orlean
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $19M
- Box office
- $32.8M
Production
Columbia PicturesUnited States
Propaganda FilmsUnited States
Good MachineUnited States
IntermediaUnited States- Beverly Detroit StudiosUnited States
Clinica EsteticoUnited States
