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- One day filing clerk Craig Schwartz (Cusack) accidentally discovers a door at his job, containing a portal into the mind of character actor John Malkovich (played by Malkovich himself). For 15 minutes, he experiences the ultimate head trip - He is John Malkovich.
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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.
- $23.1 million
- Carter Burwell
- $13 million
Summaries. A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich. Puppeteer Craig Schwartz and animal lover and pet store clerk Lotte Schwartz are just going through the motions of their marriage. Despite not being able to earn a living solely through puppeteering, Craig loves his profession as it allows ...
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.
- Spike Jonze
- 32 sec
Spike Jonze ’s film Being John Malkovich, written by Charlie Kaufman, starts off like many movies we’ve seen: an unfulfilled man, unhappy about his failing career and marriage looks to another woman for fulfillment...then it takes a bizarre turn.
Headscratchers. Laconic. Trivia. YMMV. ReferencedBy. Create New. Being John Malkovich is a 1999 surrealist fantasy black comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut.
Overview. One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body. Spike Jonze. Director. Charlie Kaufman. Writer. Reviews. Written by on September 26, 2022.
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. And the director, Spike Jonze, doesn't pounce on each one like fresh prey, but unveils it slyly, as if there's more where that came from.
