• StatusReleased
  • Release Date2002-12-06
  • Runtime115 minutes
  • TaglineFrom the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.
  • Revenue32,800,000$
  • GenreComedy, Crime, Drama
  • Production
    CompaniesColumbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico
  • Budget19,000,000$

Movie 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, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

Casts

Nicolas Cage

Meryl Streep

Chris Cooper

Tilda Swinton

Jay Tavare

Litefoot

Roger Willie

Jim Beaver

Cara Seymour

Doug Jones

Gary Farmer

Peter Jason

Gregory Itzin

Curtis Hanson

Lisa Love

David O. Russell

Judy Greer

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Bob Stephenson

Bob Yerkes

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Ron Livingston

Brian Cox

Nancy Lenehan