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Adaptation.

2002
R
1h 55m

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Nicolas Cage in Adaptation. (2002)

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

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A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Director
- Spike Jonze
Writers
- Susan Orlean
- Charlie Kaufman
Stars

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POPULARITY

Director
- Spike Jonze
Writers
- Susan Orlean
- Charlie Kaufman
Stars

824User reviews
132Critic reviews
83Metascore

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Won 1 Oscar
- 67 wins & 100 nominations total

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Top Cast54

Charlie Kaufman…

Susan Orlean

John Laroche

Valerie Thomas

Matthew Osceola

Russell
(as G. Paul Davis)

Randy

Ranger Tony

Amelia Kavan

Augustus Margary

Stephen Tobolowsky

Ranger Steve Neely
(scenes deleted)

Buster Baxley

Defense Attorney

Prosecutor

Orlean's Husband

Agnes NaDene Baddoo

Orlean Dinner Guest
(as Agnes Badoo)

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Director
- Spike Jonze
Writers
- Susan Orlean
- Charlie Kaufman
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Storyline

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Trivia
Nicolas Cage has said that during the filming of this movie, he ignored all of his acting instincts and played the part of Charlie Kaufman exactly as director Spike Jonze asked him to. He then received an Academy Award nomination for it.

Goofs
At the end when Charlie pulls out of the parking garage, crew member Jennifer Porst sits next to him in the car for a single shot, though he is riding alone.

Quotes
Charlie Kaufman: There was this time in high school. I was watching you out the library window. You were talking to Sarah Marsh.
Donald Kaufman: Oh, God. I was so in love with her.
Charlie Kaufman: I know. And you were flirting with her. And she was being really sweet to you.
Donald Kaufman: I remember that.
Charlie Kaufman: Then, when you walked away, she started making fun of you with Kim Canetti. And it was like they were laughing at *me*. You didn't know at all. You seemed so happy.
Donald Kaufman: I knew. I heard them.
Charlie Kaufman: How come you looked so happy?
Donald Kaufman: I loved Sarah, Charles. It was mine, that love. I owned it. Even Sarah didn't have the right to take it away. I can love whoever I want.
Charlie Kaufman: But she thought you were pathetic.
Donald Kaufman: That was her business, not mine. You are what you love, not what loves you. That's what I decided a long time ago. What's up?
Charlie Kaufman: [stunned] Thank you.

Crazy credits
"We're all one thing, Lieutenant. That's what I've come to realize. Like cells in a body. 'Cept we can't see the body. The way fish can't see the ocean. And so we envy each other. Hurt each other. Hate each other. How silly is that? A heart cell hating a lung cell." - Cassie from THE THREE

Connections
Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Best Films of 2002 (2003)

Soundtracks
One Part Lullaby
Written by John Davis, Lou Barlow and Wally Gagel
Published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. o/b/o itself, Endless Soft Hits, Loobiecore and Blisswg Productions
Performed by The Folk Implosion
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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FAQ1

Is Donald imaginary and an aspect of Charlie's multiple personality disorder?

Details

Release date
- February 14, 2003 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Sony Pictures
Languages
- English
- Latin
Also known as
- El ladrón de orquídeas
Filming locations
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
Production companies
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Box office

Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $22,498,520
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $384,478
- Dec 8, 2002
Gross worldwide
- $32,802,865

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Tech specs

Runtime
- 1h 55m(115 min)
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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