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Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American fantasy comedy-drama film, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich playing a fictional version of himself. In the film, Cusack plays Craig Schwartz, a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind. Released by USA Films, the film was nominated in ...
Craig Schwartz : You don't know how lucky you are being a monkey. Because consciousness is a terrible curse. I think. I feel. I suffer. And all I ask in return is the opportunity to do my work. And they won't allow it... because I raise issues. Craig Schwartz : There's a tiny door in my office, Maxine.
Film Independent Spirit Awards. 2000 Winner Independent Spirit Award. Best First Feature - Over $500,000. Spike Jonze (director) Michael Stipe (producer) Sandy Stern (producer) Steve Golin (producer) Vincent Landay (producer) 2000 Nominee Independent Spirit Award.
John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener and - of course, John Malkovich - star in this brilliant comic fantasy about a puppeteer who discovers a portal i...
Actor: Being John Malkovich. John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, newly founded by his friend Gary Sinise.
The ending of Being John Malkovich sees Lotte and reformed Maxine find love and raise Maxine’s baby together, the new vessel. However, John Malkovich and Craig’s consciousness is forever lost. Malkovich is trapped in his own body without any control, and Craig is trapped in Maxine’s daughter’s mind.
Though he played the title role in the Charlie Kaufman-penned Being John Malkovich (1999), he played a slight variation of himself, as indicated by the character's middle name of "Horatio". Malkovich's directorial film debut, The Dancer Upstairs, was released in 2002. That same year Malkovich made a cameo appearance in Adaptation.
