Released:
2002-12-06

Overview:
Charlie Kaufman is 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'.

Director:
Spike Jonze

Runtime:
1h 55min

Genre:
Comedy, Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Nicolas Cage
  as
  Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
• 
  Meryl Streep
  as
  Susan Orlean
• 
  Chris Cooper
  as
  John Laroche
• 
  Tilda Swinton
  as
  Valerie Thomas
• 
  Jay Tavare
  as
  Matthew Osceola