About
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'.
Rating and Reviews
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7.352/10
CinemaSerf
When you watch some of Nicolas Cage's more recent stuff you do wonder how on earth he ever became a star in the first place. Well, this is one of the films that reminds us why. He is a struggling scre... read more
about 3 years ago
Gimly
I'm reacting the way the world does to movies about making movies about making movies. I mean come on, Charlie Kaufman, some of us have work in the morning, damn. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for ... read more
almost 5 years ago
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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
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 Stephenson
David
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
Larry Krask
EMT
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)
Director
Spike Jonze
Director
Gregory J. Smith
Second Second Assistant Director
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Brian O'Kelley
Second Assistant Director
Chiemi Karasawa
Script Supervisor
Dan Bradley
Second Unit Director
Creator
Charlie Kaufman
Screenplay
Susan Orlean
Novel
