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'.
Title | Adaptation. |
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Year | 2002 |
Genre | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico |
Cast | Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Jay Tavare, Litefoot |
Crew | Spike Jonze (Director), Charlie Kaufman (Screenplay), Jonathan Demme (Producer), Edward Saxon (Producer), Vincent Landay (Producer), Lance Acord (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | based on novel or book, marriage crisis, alligator, writer's block, orchid, writer, twins |
Release | Dec 06, 2002 |
Runtime | 115 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.40 / 10 by 2,491 users |