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Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack , Cameron Diaz , and Catherine Keener , with John Malkovich as a satirical version of himself.
Dec 3, 1999 · Edit page. Being John Malkovich: Directed by Spike Jonze. With John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Ned Bellamy, Eric Weinstein. A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
In this quirky cult-favorite comedy, unemployed New York City puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) reluctantly takes a temp job as a filing clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester (Orson Bean).
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For 15 minutes, he experiences the ultimate head trip - He is John Malkovich. With his beautiful office mate Maxine (Keener) and his pet-obsessed wife (Diaz), they hatch a plan to let others into John's brain for just $200 a trip. Craig, a puppeteer, takes a filing job in a low-ceilinged office in Manhattan.
Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) is a struggling street puppeteer. In order to make some money, Craig takes a job as a filing clerk. One day he accidentally discovers a door… a portal into the mind...
Oct 29, 1999 · Being John Malkovich. Roger Ebert October 29, 1999. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. What an endlessly inventive movie this is! Charlie Kaufman, the writer of "Being John Malkovich," supplies a stream of dazzling inventions, twists and wicked paradoxes.
Then director Spike Jonze and writer Charlie Kaufman have the movie for you. Melancholy marionettes, office drudgery, a frizzy-haired Cameron Diaz—but that’s not all! Surrealism, possession, John Cusack, a domesticated primate, Freud, Catherine Keener, non sequiturs, and absolutely no romance!
