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Sep 18, 2008 · A witty and inventive film about the process of writing a screenplay based on a best-selling book, with real people and events as inspiration. The movie explores the themes of Darwinian evolution, orchids, screenwriting, and the creative process, with a surprise ending that reveals the filmmaker's own identity.
Adaptation. Adaptation is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, with Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, and Maggie Gyllenhaal in supporting roles. Kaufman based Adaptation on his struggles to ...
- $19 million
- Carter Burwell
- December 6, 2002 (United States)
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Synopsis. John Laroche and his wife run a successful Florida nursery, but tragedy strikes and Laroche's wife, mother and uncle are involved in a car accident. Laroche's mother and uncle are killed immediately, but his wife goes into a coma, divorcing Laroche and suing him once she regains consciousness. One month later, Laroche's home and ...
Dec 20, 2002 · A movie about orchid thieves, screenwriters, and the story of a movie being made, Adaptation is a confounding and brilliant film that teases and surprises the viewer. The film explores the themes of fiction and reality, orchids and orchid thieves, and the characters of Charlie Kaufman, Meryl Streep, and Nicolas Cage.
Adaptation is a 2002 film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman that follows the story of a struggling screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, trying to adapt a non-fiction book into a feature film. The film is a complex and multi-layered work that challenges traditional narrative structures and explores themes such as creativity ...
Feb 14, 2003 · Adaptation.: Directed by Spike Jonze. With Nicolas Cage, Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper. A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Dec 6, 2002 · Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin ...
