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Adaptation.(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-12-06
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2682 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.
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'.
Languages: English, Latin.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $19,000,000.00
Revenue: $32,800,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Beverly Detroit Studios
Movie: Adaptation.
Top 10 Billed 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
Video Trailer Adaptation.
Video: ADAPTATION Trailer
ADAPTATION Trailer
Official Trailer
Official UK Re-Release Trailer
Chris Cooper Wins Supporting Actor: 2003 Oscars
Meryl Streep says 'I would like to spank...' in 2003
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ADAPTATION Trailer - Trailer
Official Trailer - Trailer
Official UK Re-Release Trailer - Trailer
Chris Cooper Wins Supporting Actor: 2003 Oscars - Featurette
Meryl Streep says 'I would like to spank...' in 2003 - Featurette
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