Adaptation.

7.4

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'.

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Nicolas Cage

Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep

Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper

John Laroche

Tilda Swinton

Valerie Thomas

Jay Tavare

Matthew Osceola

Litefoot

Russell

Jim Beaver

Ranger Tony

Cara Seymour

Amelia Kavan

Doug Jones

Augustus Margary

Gary Farmer

Buster Baxley

Peter Jason

Defense Attorney

Gregory Itzin

Prosecutor

Curtis Hanson

Orlean's Husband

Agnes NaDene Baddoo

Orlean Dinner Guest

Paul Fortune

Orlean Dinner Guest

Paul Jasmin

Orlean Dinner Guest

Lisa Love

Orlean Dinner Guest

Wendy Mogel

Orlean Dinner Guest

David O. Russell

Orlean Dinner Guest

Judy Greer

Alice the Waitress

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Caroline Cunningham

Bob Yerkes

Charles Darwin

Lynn Court

Laroche’s Dad

Roger E. Fanter

Laroche’s Uncle

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Laroche’s Mom

Caron Colvett

Laroche’s Wife

Ron Livingston

Marty Bowen

Brian Cox

Robert McKee

John Etter

McKee Lecture Attendee

Ray Berrios

Police Officer

Nancy Lenehan

Kaufman’s Mother

John Cusack

John Cusack (uncredited)

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener (uncredited)

John Malkovich

John Malkovich (uncredited)

Curt Clendenin

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Donald Dowd

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Art

K.K. Barrett

Production Design

Peter Andrus

Art Direction

Gene Serdena

Set Decoration

Chris Forster

Construction Coordinator

Anders Rundblad

Construction Foreman

Patti McNulty

Art Department Coordinator

Lynn Christopher

Set Designer

Peter Davidson

Set Designer

Grant Samson

Leadman

Jeffrey Paul Johnson

Property Master

Chris Vail

Assistant Property Master

Camera

Lance Acord

Director of Photography

Thomas Lohmann

Camera Operator

Mark Williams

First Assistant Camera

Jamie Felz

First Assistant Camera

Nina Chien

Second Assistant Camera

Paul Taylor

Steadicam Operator

Gino Nix

Key Grip

Zoli Hajdu

Dolly Grip

Danny Andersen

Dolly Grip

Ben Kaller

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Casey Storm

Costume Design

Ann Roth

Wardrobe Designer

Joel Harlow

Makeup Department Head

Roz Music

Hair Department Head

Stacy Horn

Wardrobe Supervisor

Shari Gray

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marina Marit

Costumer

Debbie Travis

Costumer

Lynn Barber

Makeup Artist

Isabel Harkins

Makeup Artist

Allen Weisinger

Makeup Artist

J. Roy Helland

Makeup & Hair

Joseph Coscia

Hairstylist

Larry Waggoner

Hairstylist

Crew

Jonathan Paley

Stand In

Marco Kyris

Stand In

Julie Janney

Stand In

Dan Bradley

Stunt Coordinator

Rick Barker

Stunts

Mike Pickel

Video Assist Operator

Gary D'Amico

Special Effects

Stephen Bures

Actor's Assistant

Griff Ruggles

Transportation Captain

Ronald Stinton

Transportation Co-Captain

Directing

Spike Jonze

Director

Thomas Patrick Smith

First Assistant Director

Brian O'Kelley

Second Assistant Director

Chiemi Karasawa

Script Supervisor

Gregory J. Smith

Second Second Assistant Director

Dan Bradley

Second Unit Director

Editing

Eric E. Osmond

First Assistant Editor

Nathan R. Fitzgerald

Assistant Editor

Bob Fredrickson

Color Timer

Lighting

Michael S. Adler

Chief Lighting Technician

Chris Weigand

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Jonathan Demme

Producer

Edward Saxon

Producer

Vincent Landay

Producer

Charlie Kaufman

Executive Producer

Peter Saraf

Executive Producer

Karen Koch

Unit Production Manager

Richard Schuler

Location Manager

Andrew J. Sacks

Production Supervisor

Rick C. Taplin

Production Coordinator

Seve Spracklen

Production Accountant

Sound

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Richard Beggs

Sound Designer

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Kirchberger

Supervising Sound Editor

Kent Sparling

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Staubli

Sound Effects Editor

David Abrahamsen

Sound Designer

Derek Vanderhorst

Sound Mixer

Mark Weber

Sound Mixer

Jeremy Molod

Assistant Sound Editor

Julia Shirar

Assistant Sound Editor

Everett Moore

Apprentice Sound Editor

David A. Cohen

Dialogue Editor

David Franklin Bergad

Dialogue Editor

William Storkson

Foley Supervisor

Marnie Moore

Foley Artist

Nick Peck

Foley Mixer

Jory K. Prum

Foley Recordist

Adam Milo Smalley

Music Editor

Michael Farrow

Scoring Mixer

Drew Kunin

Production Sound Mixer

Lawrence L. Commans

Boom Operator

Mark Fay

Boom Operator

David Bach

ADR Editor

Writing

Charlie Kaufman

Screenplay

Art

K.K. Barrett

Production Design

Peter Andrus

Art Direction

Gene Serdena

Set Decoration

Chris Forster

Construction Coordinator

Anders Rundblad

Construction Foreman

Patti McNulty

Art Department Coordinator

Lynn Christopher

Set Designer

Peter Davidson

Set Designer

Grant Samson

Leadman

Jeffrey Paul Johnson

Property Master

Chris Vail

Assistant Property Master

Camera

Lance Acord

Director of Photography

Thomas Lohmann

Camera Operator

Mark Williams

First Assistant Camera

Jamie Felz

First Assistant Camera

Nina Chien

Second Assistant Camera

Paul Taylor

Steadicam Operator

Gino Nix

Key Grip

Zoli Hajdu

Dolly Grip

Danny Andersen

Dolly Grip

Ben Kaller

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Casey Storm

Costume Design

Ann Roth

Wardrobe Designer

Joel Harlow

Makeup Department Head

Roz Music

Hair Department Head

Stacy Horn

Wardrobe Supervisor

Shari Gray

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marina Marit

Costumer

Debbie Travis

Costumer

Lynn Barber

Makeup Artist

Isabel Harkins

Makeup Artist

Allen Weisinger

Makeup Artist

J. Roy Helland

Makeup & Hair

Joseph Coscia

Hairstylist

Larry Waggoner

Hairstylist

Crew

Jonathan Paley

Stand In

Marco Kyris

Stand In

Julie Janney

Stand In

Dan Bradley

Stunt Coordinator

Rick Barker

Stunts

Mike Pickel

Video Assist Operator

Gary D'Amico

Special Effects

Stephen Bures

Actor's Assistant

Griff Ruggles

Transportation Captain

Ronald Stinton

Transportation Co-Captain

Directing

Spike Jonze

Director

Thomas Patrick Smith

First Assistant Director

Brian O'Kelley

Second Assistant Director

Chiemi Karasawa

Script Supervisor

Gregory J. Smith

Second Second Assistant Director

Dan Bradley

Second Unit Director

Editing

Eric E. Osmond

First Assistant Editor

Nathan R. Fitzgerald

Assistant Editor

Bob Fredrickson

Color Timer

Lighting

Michael S. Adler

Chief Lighting Technician

Chris Weigand

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Jonathan Demme

Producer

Edward Saxon

Producer

Vincent Landay

Producer

Charlie Kaufman

Executive Producer

Peter Saraf

Executive Producer

Karen Koch

Unit Production Manager

Richard Schuler

Location Manager

Andrew J. Sacks

Production Supervisor

Rick C. Taplin

Production Coordinator

Seve Spracklen

Production Accountant

Sound

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Richard Beggs

Sound Designer

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Kirchberger

Supervising Sound Editor

Kent Sparling

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Staubli

Sound Effects Editor

David Abrahamsen

Sound Designer

Derek Vanderhorst

Sound Mixer

Mark Weber

Sound Mixer

Jeremy Molod

Assistant Sound Editor

Julia Shirar

Assistant Sound Editor

Everett Moore

Apprentice Sound Editor

David A. Cohen

Dialogue Editor

David Franklin Bergad

Dialogue Editor

William Storkson

Foley Supervisor

Marnie Moore

Foley Artist

Nick Peck

Foley Mixer

Jory K. Prum

Foley Recordist

Adam Milo Smalley

Music Editor

Michael Farrow

Scoring Mixer

Drew Kunin

Production Sound Mixer

Lawrence L. Commans

Boom Operator

Mark Fay

Boom Operator

David Bach

ADR Editor

Writing

Charlie Kaufman

Screenplay