Adaptation. (2002)
Comedy
Crime
Drama
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 brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.
Cast
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Susan Orlean
Buster Baxley
Defense Attorney
Prosecutor
Orlean's Husband
Orlean Dinner Guest
Orlean Dinner Guest
Orlean Dinner Guest
Orlean Dinner Guest
Orlean Dinner Guest
Orlean Dinner Guest
John Laroche
Alice the Waitress
Caroline Cunningham
David
Charles Darwin
Laroche’s Dad
Laroche’s Uncle
Laroche’s Mom
Laroche’s Wife
EMT
Marty Bowen
Valerie Thomas
Robert McKee
McKee Lecture Attendee
Police Officer
Kaufman’s Mother
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Matthew Osceola
Russell
Randy
Ranger Tony
Amelia Kavan
Augustus Margary
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Producer
Director of Photography
Editor
Casting
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Original Music Composer
Casting
Sound Designer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Designer
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Stand In
Stand In
Stunt Coordinator
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Unit Production Manager
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Wardrobe Designer
Script Supervisor
Camera Operator
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Steadicam Operator
Video Assist Operator
Makeup Department Head
Hair Department Head
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Costumer
Costumer
Costumer
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Makeup & Hair
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Chief Lighting Technician
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Key Grip
Dolly Grip
Dolly Grip
Production Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Special Effects
Location Manager
Visual Effects Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Production Coordinator
Production Accountant
Construction Coordinator
Construction Foreman
Art Department Coordinator
Set Designer
Set Designer
Leadman
Property Master
Assistant Property Master
Second Second Assistant Director
Still Photographer
Actor's Assistant
Transportation Captain
Transportation Co-Captain
Second Unit Director
First Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
ADR Editor
Color Timer
Assistant Sound Editor
Assistant Sound Editor
Apprentice Sound Editor
Dialogue Editor
Dialogue Editor
Foley Supervisor
Foley Artist
Foley Mixer
Foley Recordist
Music Editor
Scoring Mixer
Stand In
Novel
Other