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Cast
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Nicolas Cage | As: Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman |
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Meryl Streep | As: Susan Orlean |
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Chris Cooper | As: John Laroche |
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Tilda Swinton | As: Valerie Thomas |
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Jay Tavare | As: Matthew Osceola |
Storyline
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'.
| Tagline: | From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich. |
| Certification: | 15 |
Details
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Language: English, Latin
Release Date: 06 December 2002
Country: US
Runtime: 115m
Company Credits
Company: Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico
Budget: $19,000,000
Revenue: $32,800,000
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Cast
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Nicolas Cage |
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman |
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Meryl Streep |
Susan Orlean |
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Chris Cooper |
John Laroche |
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Tilda Swinton |
Valerie Thomas |
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Jay Tavare |
Matthew Osceola |
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Litefoot |
Russell |
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Roger Willie |
Randy |
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Jim Beaver |
Ranger Tony |
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Cara Seymour |
Amelia Kavan |
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Doug Jones |
Augustus Margary |
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Gary Farmer |
Buster Baxley |
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Peter Jason |
Defense Attorney |
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Gregory Itzin |
Prosecutor |
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Curtis Hanson |
Orlean's Husband |
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Agnes NaDene Baddoo |
Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Paul Fortune |
Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Paul Jasmin |
Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Lisa Love |
Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Wendy Mogel |
Orlean Dinner Guest |
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David O. Russell |
Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Judy Greer |
Alice the Waitress |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Caroline Cunningham |
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Bob Stephenson |
David |
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Bob Yerkes |
Charles Darwin |
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Lynn Court |
Laroche’s Dad |
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Roger E. Fanter |
Laroche’s Uncle |
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Sandra Lee Gimpel |
Laroche’s Mom |
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Caron Colvett |
Laroche’s Wife |
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Larry Krask |
EMT |
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Ron Livingston |
Marty Bowen |
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Brian Cox |
Robert McKee |
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John Etter |
McKee Lecture Attendee |
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Ray Berrios |
Police Officer |
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Nancy Lenehan |
Kaufman’s Mother |
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John Cusack |
John Cusack (uncredited) |
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Catherine Keener |
Catherine Keener (uncredited) |
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John Malkovich |
John Malkovich (uncredited) |
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Curt Clendenin |
Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
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Donald Dowd |
Cafe Customer (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Spike Jonze |
Director |
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Chiemi Karasawa |
Script Supervisor |
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Thomas Patrick Smith |
First Assistant Director |
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Brian O'Kelley |
Second Assistant Director |
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Dan Bradley |
Second Unit Director |
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Gregory J. Smith |
Second Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Charlie Kaufman |
Screenplay |
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Susan Orlean |
Novel |
Production Crew
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Vincent Landay |
Producer |
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Edward Saxon |
Producer |
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Justine Arteta |
Casting |
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Jonathan Demme |
Producer |
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Kim Davis-Wagner |
Casting |
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Charlie Kaufman |
Executive Producer |
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Peter Saraf |
Executive Producer |
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Karen Koch |
Unit Production Manager |
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Richard Schuler |
Location Manager |
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Rick C. Taplin |
Production Coordinator |
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Andrew J. Sacks |
Production Supervisor |
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Seve Spracklen |
Production Accountant |
Edited By
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Eric Zumbrunnen |
Editor |
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Eric E. Osmond |
First Assistant Editor |
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Nathan R. Fitzgerald |
Assistant Editor |
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Bob Fredrickson |
Color Timer |
Costume and Makeup
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Casey Storm |
Costume Design |
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Ann Roth |
Wardrobe Designer |
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Shari Gray |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Joel Harlow |
Makeup Department Head |
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Roz Music |
Hair Department Head |
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Marina Marit |
Costumer |
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Lynn Barber |
Makeup Artist |
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Larry Waggoner |
Hairstylist |
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J. Roy Helland |
Makeup & Hair |
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Joseph Coscia |
Hairstylist |
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Isabel Harkins |
Makeup Artist |
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Allen Weisinger |
Makeup Artist |
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Anita Louise Brown |
Costumer |
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Debbie Travis |
Costumer |
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Stacy Horn |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
Sound
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Carter Burwell |
Original Music Composer |
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Peter Staubli |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Derek Vanderhorst |
Sound Mixer |
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David Abrahamsen |
Sound Designer |
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Mark Weber |
Sound Mixer |
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Lora Hirschberg |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Kent Sparling |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Richard Beggs |
Sound Designer |
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Michael Kirchberger |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Julia Shirar |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Adam Milo Smalley |
Music Editor |
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David A. Cohen |
Dialogue Editor |
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Michael Farrow |
Scoring Mixer |
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Nick Peck |
Foley Mixer |
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Jory K. Prum |
Foley Recordist |
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Everett Moore |
Apprentice Sound Editor |
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Marnie Moore |
Foley Artist |
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Jeremy Molod |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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David Franklin Bergad |
Dialogue Editor |
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William Storkson |
Foley Supervisor |
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Mark Fay |
Boom Operator |
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Drew Kunin |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Lawrence L. Commans |
Boom Operator |
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David Bach |
ADR Editor |
Visual Effects
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Gray Marshall |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
Camera
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Lance Acord |
Director of Photography |
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Paul Taylor |
Steadicam Operator |
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Thomas Lohmann |
Camera Operator |
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Jamie Felz |
First Assistant Camera |
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Nina Chien |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Mark Williams |
First Assistant Camera |
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Danny Andersen |
Dolly Grip |
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Zoli Hajdu |
Dolly Grip |
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Gino Nix |
Key Grip |
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Ben Kaller |
Still Photographer |
Lighting
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Michael S. Adler |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Chris Weigand |
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
Art Department
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Gene Serdena |
Set Decoration |
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Peter Andrus |
Art Direction |
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K.K. Barrett |
Production Design |
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Lynn Christopher |
Set Designer |
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Grant Samson |
Leadman |
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Jeffrey Paul Johnson |
Property Master |
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Chris Forster |
Construction Coordinator |
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Peter Davidson |
Set Designer |
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Patti McNulty |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Anders Rundblad |
Construction Foreman |
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Chris Vail |
Assistant Property Master |
Other Crew
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Molly Hansen |
Other |
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Jonathan Paley |
Stand In |
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Julie Janney |
Stand In |
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Darrin Prescott |
Stunts |
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Chris Carnel |
Stunts |
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Rick Barker |
Stunts |
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Norb Phillips |
Stunts |
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Eddie Yansick |
Stunts |
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Marco Kyris |
Stand In |
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Lane Leavitt |
Stunts |
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Dan Bradley |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Scott Rogers |
Stunts |
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Gary D'Amico |
Special Effects |
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Mike Pickel |
Video Assist Operator |
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Ronald Stinton |
Transportation Co-Captain |
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Stephen Bures |
Actor's Assistant |
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Griff Ruggles |
Transportation Captain |
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