Adaptation.

Synopsis

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 and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.

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Cast

Nicolas Cage

Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep

Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper

John Laroche

Tilda Swinton

Valerie Thomas

Jay Tavare

Matthew Osceola

Litefoot

Russell

Roger Willie

Randy

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

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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

Lisa Love

Orlean Dinner Guest

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Wendy Mogel

Orlean Dinner Guest

David O. Russell

Orlean Dinner Guest

Crew

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
• Anita Louise Brown Costumer
• Marina Marit Costumer
• Debbie Travis Costumer
• Lynn Barber Makeup Artist
• Isabel Harkins Makeup Artist
• Allen Weisinger Makeup Artist

Crew

• Molly Hansen Other
• Jonathan Paley Stand In
• Marco Kyris Stand In
• Julie Janney Stand In
• Dan Bradley Stunt Coordinator
• Scott Rogers Stunts
• Rick Barker Stunts
• Chris Carnel Stunts
• Lane Leavitt Stunts
• Norb Phillips Stunts
• Darrin Prescott Stunts
• Eddie Yansick Stunts

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 Zumbrunnen Editor
• 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
• Justine Arteta Casting
• Charlie Kaufman Executive Producer
• Peter Saraf Executive Producer
• Kim Davis-Wagner Casting
• 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

Visual Effects

• Gray Marshall Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Charlie Kaufman Screenplay
• Susan Orlean Novel

Photos