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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 and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.
Theatrical
Dec 6, 2002
DVD / Blu-ray
May 20, 2003
Box Office
$32.8M
Budget
$19.0M
Return
1.7x
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Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico
Cast
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Nicolas Cage
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
M
Meryl Streep
Susan Orlean
C
Chris Cooper
John Laroche
T
Tilda Swinton
Valerie Thomas
J
Jay Tavare
Matthew Osceola
L
Litefoot
Russell
R
Roger Willie
Randy
J
Jim Beaver
Ranger Tony
C
Cara Seymour
Amelia Kavan
D
Doug Jones
Augustus Margary
G
Gary Farmer
Buster Baxley
P
Peter Jason
Defense Attorney
G
Gregory Itzin
Prosecutor
C
Curtis Hanson
Orlean's Husband
P
Paul Jasmin
Orlean Dinner Guest
D
David O. Russell
Orlean Dinner Guest
J
Judy Greer
Alice the Waitress
M
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Caroline Cunningham
B
Bob Stephenson
David
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Bob Yerkes
Charles Darwin
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Quotes
See all →Affectionate Acknowledgment of Love
Amelia Kavan
I love you too, you know.
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The Importance of a Strong Film Ending
Robert McKee
I'll tell you a secret. The last act makes the film. Wow them in the end, and you've got a hit. You can have flaws, problems, but wow them in the end, and you've got a hit. Find an ending, but don't cheat, and don't you dare bring in a deus ex machina. Your characters must change, and the change must come from them. Do that, and you'll be fine.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
