Adaptation (2002)

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R | 1 hr 54 mins | Comedy, Drama, Adaptation | Released: 12/6/2002 |Box Office Total: $22.2M

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Despite the success of his first produced script, "Being John Malkovich," for which he received an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay, Charlie Kaufman is plagued by insecurities, both in his career and his personal life. When he is hired to adapt "The Orchid Thief," a nonfiction book about a fanatical orchid breeder, John Laroche, he is completely stumped. Though, on the surface, the book is about Laroche’s flower poaching adventures in the Florida Everglades, on another level it’s also about the desire in all of us to experience passion. This longing plagues the book’s author, Susan Orlean and, Charlie realizes, himself as well. Charlie’s twin brother, Donald Kaufman, only makes things worse when he moves in with Charlie and announces he’s going to be a screenwriter too. As Charlie battles his severe case of writer’s block, Donald cheerily types away on a script about a serial killer with multiple-personality disorder. Donald’s script immediately sells, making him the “hot” new writer in town. As if Charlie wasn’t feeling bad enough, Donald is also getting laid regularly, while Charlie can’t even get to first base. Then, one day, Charlie has a last ditch inspiration. He’ll use his own dilemma as a framework for the script about Laroche and Orlean. But as the words start to flow, and the story takes shape, Charlie inadvertently sets in motion a chain of events impacting on the lives of all the characters

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/6/2002

Studio	Credit
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Studio
Director	Credit
Spike Jonze	Director
Cast	Credit
Nicolas Cage	Charlie Kaufman/Donald Kaufman
Meryl Streep	Susan Orlean
Chris Cooper	John Laroche
Tilda Swinton	Valerie
Cara Seymour	Amelia
Brian Cox	Robert McKee
Judy Greer	Alice the Waitress
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Caroline
Ron Livingston	Marty
Jay Tavare	Matthew Osceola
Stephen Tobolowsky	Ranger Steve Neely
Curtis Hanson	Orlean's Husband
G Paul Davis	Russell
Roger Willie	Randy
Doug Jones	Augustus Margary
Jim Beaver	Ranger Tony
Gary Farmer	Buster Baxley
Peter Jason	Defense Attorney
Gregory Itzin	Prosecutor
Agnes Badoo	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
Bob Stephenson	David
Bob Yerkes	Charles Darwin
Lynn Court	Laroche's Dad
Roger E Fanter	Laroche's Uncle
Sandra Gimpel	Laroche's Mom
Caron Colvett	Laroche's Wife
Larry Krask	EMT
John Etter	McKee Lecture Attendee
Ray Berrios	Police Officer
Nancy Lenehan	Kaufman's Mother
Harris Mann	Kaufman Twin
Marc Coppola	Kaufman Twin
Production Credits	Credit
Peter Saraf	Executive Producer
Jonathan Demme	Producer
Edward Saxon	Producer
Charlie Kaufman	Executive Producer
Vincent Landay	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Magnet Entertainment	Production Company
Clinica Estetico Staff	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Asmik Corporation	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bac Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Laurens	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
California, USA
Florida, USA
New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Charlie Kaufman	Screenplay
Susan Orlean	Source Material
Donald Kaufman	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Jonilyn Bissett	Assistant Production Accountant
Anzhey Barantsevich	Accountant
Seve Spracklen	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Jamie Fleming	Swing Gang
Grant D Samson	Leadman
Porfirio Silva	Art Department - Lead Greens
Patricia McNulty	Art Department Coordinator
Christian Kastner	Set Dresser
Michael LeBlovic	Painter - Lead Painter
Lynn Christopher	Set Designer
KK Barrett	Production Designer
Peter Andrus	Art Director
Gene Serdena	Set Decorator
Peter Davidson	Set Designer
Jess Anscott	Art Department - Standby Greens
Bobby Pollard	Swing Gang
David Steiner	Painter - Paint Foreman
Casting	Credit
Rich King	Extras Casting
Kim Davis-Wagner	Casting
Cate Engel	Casting Associate
Justine Baddeley	Casting
Kelly Hunt	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Kevin Pickett	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Hans Michael Pickel	Video - Video Assist
Thomas Hill Lohmann	Camera Operator
Ben Kaller	Photography - Still Photographer
Mark H Williams	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Matthew W Williams	Loader
Paul A Taylor	Steadicam Operator
Bob Fredrickson	Color Timer
Lance Acord	Director of Photography
Jamie Felz	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Jim Fealy	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Nina Chien	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Intermedia Films (Munich)	Foreign Distribution Sales
Good Machine International	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Folk Implosion	Song Performer
Lia Vollack	Music Supervisor
Carter Burwell	Music
John M Davis	Song
Michael Farrow	Score Mixing - Score Mixer
Adam Milo Smalley	Music Editor
Bryan Elliot Lawson	Music Editor
Lou Barlow	Song
Beck	Song Performer
The Rolling Stones	Song Performer
Wally Gagel	Song
Elvis Costello	Song Performer
Beck Hansen	Song
The Turtles	Song Performer
Mick Jagger	Song
Keith Richards	Song
Henry S Miller	Song
Elvis Costello	Song
Garry Bonner	Song
Alan Gordon	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Joseph A Stevenson	Motion Control - Motion Control Operator
Scott Rogers	Stunts
Conor McCullagh	Puppeteer - Alligator Puppeteer
Kevin Yagher	Prosthetics - Prosthetic Makeup
Dan Bradley	Stunt Coordinator
Rick Barker	Stunts
Paul Barnes	Prosthetics - Lead Moldmaker
Chris Carnel	Stunts
Lane Leavitt	Stunts
Norb Phillips	Stunts
Darrin Prescott	Stunts
Eddie Yansick	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Andrew Hayes	Assistant Production Coordinator
Thomas Patrick Smith	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Rick Schuler	Location Manager
Rick Taplin	Production Coordinator
Chiemi Karasawa	Script Supervisor
Jessica Huebner	Project Manager
Andrew J Sacks	Production Supervisor
Karen Koch	Unit Production Manager
Kent James Stewart Barber	Assistant Location Manager
Maria Chavez	Production Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Brian O'Kelley	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Carson Turner	Assistant Location Manager
Gregory J Smith	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Shoshana Horowitz	Production Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Nick Satriano	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
David Riebel	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Matthew D Smith	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Sound	Credit
Bill Storkson	Foley - Foley Supervisor
Jory Prum	Foley Recordist
Peter Staubli	Sound Effects Editor
Nick Peck	Foley Mixer
Jeremy Molod	Assistant Sound Editor
Marnie Moore	Foley Artist
Lora Hirschberg	Rerecording Mixer
David Bach	ADR Editor
Lawrence L Commans	Boom Operator
Drew Kunin	Sound Mixer - Production Mixer
Richard Beggs	Sound Designer
Michael Kirchberger	Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Fay	Boom Operator
Julia Shirar	Assistant Sound Editor
Kent Sparling	Rerecording Mixer
Everett Moore	Assistant Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Margaux Mackay	Visual Effects Producer - Supervising Producer
Christine Petrov	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Gray Marshall	Visual Effects Supervisor
Geoff McFetridge	Titles - Title Design
George Rowles	Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscope Artist
Paul Graff	2-D Artist
Beau Cameron	Animator - Bee Sequence CG Character Animator
Gary D'Amico	Special Effects
Dan Trezise	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Albert Mason	Visual Effects Producer - Digital Producer
David Crawford	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Michael Maloney	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Linda Henry	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Kristin Johnson	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Kent Lidke	Digital Effects Artist - Bee Sequence Lighting Digital Artist
Joan Kim	Digital Effects Artist - Bee Sequence Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Joel Harlow	Makeup Supervisor - Makeup Department Head
Paul Salamoff	Special Makeup Effects - Special Effects Makeup
Casey Storm	Costume Designer
Joe Coscia	Hair Stylist
Anita Louise Brown	Costumer
Lynn Barber	Makeup
J Roy Helland	Hair
Tony Gardner	Makeup Effects - Makeup Effects Designer
Stacy Horn	Wardrobe Supervisor
Ann Roth	Costume Designer - Clothing Designer
Larry Waggoner	Hair Stylist
Isabel Harkins	Makeup
Shari Gray	Wardrobe Supervisor
Marina Marit	Costumer
Scott Malchus	Makeup Effects - Makeup Effects Producer
Roz Music	Hair - Hair Department Head
Alan Weisinger	Makeup
David Smith	Makeup Effects - Lead Artist
Deborah Travis	Costumer
Lilo Tauvao	Makeup Effects - Effects Artist
J Roy Helland	Makeup
Vance Hartwell	Makeup Effects - Effects Artist
Paul Salamoff	Makeup Effects - Effects Technician

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