Adaptation. (2002)
Kernel Score: 82% · 2,717 ratings
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2002-12-06
Runtime: 115 minutes
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'.
Director
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
- Litefoot as Russell
- Roger Willie as Randy
- Jim Beaver as Ranger Tony
- Cara Seymour as Amelia Kavan
- Doug Jones as Augustus Margary