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Cast
Nicolas Cage | As: Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman | |
Meryl Streep | As: Susan Orlean | |
Chris Cooper | As: John Laroche | |
Tilda Swinton | As: Valerie Thomas | |
Jay Tavare | As: Matthew Osceola |
Storyline
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'.
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
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
Spike Jonze |
Director |
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Thomas Patrick Smith |
First Assistant Director |
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Brian O'Kelley |
Second Assistant Director |
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Chiemi Karasawa |
Script Supervisor |
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Gregory J. Smith |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Dan Bradley |
Second Unit Director |
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Writing Credits
Charlie Kaufman |
Screenplay |
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Susan Orlean |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Jonathan Demme |
Producer |
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Edward Saxon |
Producer |
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Vincent Landay |
Producer |
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Justine Arteta |
Casting |
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Charlie Kaufman |
Executive Producer |
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Peter Saraf |
Executive Producer |
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Kim Davis-Wagner |
Casting |
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Karen Koch |
Unit Production Manager |
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Richard Schuler |
Location Manager |
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Andrew J. Sacks |
Production Supervisor |
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Rick C. Taplin |
Production Coordinator |
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Seve Spracklen |
Production Accountant |
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Edited By
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
Casey Storm |
Costume Design |
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Ann Roth |
Wardrobe Designer |
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Joel Harlow |
Makeup Department Head |
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Roz Music |
Hair Department Head |
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Stacy Horn |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Shari Gray |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Anita Louise Brown |
Costumer |
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Marina Marit |
Costumer |
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Debbie Travis |
Costumer |
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Lynn Barber |
Makeup Artist |
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Isabel Harkins |
Makeup Artist |
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Allen Weisinger |
Makeup Artist |
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J. Roy Helland |
Makeup & Hair |
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Joseph Coscia |
Hairstylist |
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Larry Waggoner |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Carter Burwell |
Original Music Composer |
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Richard Beggs |
Sound Designer |
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Lora Hirschberg |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Michael Kirchberger |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Kent Sparling |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Peter Staubli |
Sound Effects Editor |
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David Abrahamsen |
Sound Designer |
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Derek Vanderhorst |
Sound Mixer |
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Mark Weber |
Sound Mixer |
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Jeremy Molod |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Julia Shirar |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Everett Moore |
Apprentice Sound Editor |
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David A. Cohen |
Dialogue Editor |
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David Franklin Bergad |
Dialogue Editor |
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William Storkson |
Foley Supervisor |
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Marnie Moore |
Foley Artist |
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Nick Peck |
Foley Mixer |
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Jory K. Prum |
Foley Recordist |
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Adam Milo Smalley |
Music Editor |
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Michael Farrow |
Scoring Mixer |
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Drew Kunin |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Lawrence L. Commans |
Boom Operator |
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Mark Fay |
Boom Operator |
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David Bach |
ADR Editor |
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Visual Effects
Gray Marshall |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Camera
Lance Acord |
Director of Photography |
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Thomas Lohmann |
Camera Operator |
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Mark Williams |
First Assistant Camera |
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Jamie Felz |
First Assistant Camera |
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Nina Chien |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Paul Taylor |
Steadicam Operator |
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Gino Nix |
Key Grip |
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Zoli Hajdu |
Dolly Grip |
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Danny Andersen |
Dolly Grip |
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Ben Kaller |
Still Photographer |
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Lighting
Michael S. Adler |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Chris Weigand |
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
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Art Department
K.K. Barrett |
Production Design |
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Peter Andrus |
Art Direction |
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Gene Serdena |
Set Decoration |
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Chris Forster |
Construction Coordinator |
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Anders Rundblad |
Construction Foreman |
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Patti McNulty |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Lynn Christopher |
Set Designer |
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Peter Davidson |
Set Designer |
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Grant Samson |
Leadman |
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Jeffrey Paul Johnson |
Property Master |
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Chris Vail |
Assistant Property Master |
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Other Crew
Molly Hansen |
Other |
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Jonathan Paley |
Stand In |
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Marco Kyris |
Stand In |
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Julie Janney |
Stand In |
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Dan Bradley |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Scott Rogers |
Stunts |
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Rick Barker |
Stunts |
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Chris Carnel |
Stunts |
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Lane Leavitt |
Stunts |
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Norb Phillips |
Stunts |
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Darrin Prescott |
Stunts |
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Eddie Yansick |
Stunts |
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Mike Pickel |
Video Assist Operator |
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Gary D'Amico |
Special Effects |
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Stephen Bures |
Actor's Assistant |
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Griff Ruggles |
Transportation Captain |
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Ronald Stinton |
Transportation Co-Captain |
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