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Adaptation. (2002)
7.8
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 83,077 users
Metascore:
83/100
Reviews: 672 user | 220 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com
A lovelorn screenwriter turns to his less talented twin brother for help when his efforts to adapt a non-fiction book go nowhere. Director:Spike Jonze |
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| Tilda Swinton | ... | ||
| Meryl Streep | ... | ||
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| Cara Seymour | ... | ||
| Doug Jones | ... | ||
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... |
Ranger Steve Neely
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| Gary Farmer | ... | ||
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Defense Attorney
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Prosecutor
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| Curtis Hanson | ... |
Orlean's Husband
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Storyline
Frequently cynical screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has just taken on a new assignment. That is, to adapt writer Susan Orlean's "The Orchid Thief" into a screenplay, all of it based on the life of the eccentric John Laroche, an exotic plant collector based out of Florida. While his easygoing twin brother Donald, is writing scripts with ease, Charlie finds himself on a perpetual struggle that never seems to end. Written by MonkeyKingMA
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Charlie Kaufman writes the way he lives... With Great Difficulty. His Twin Brother Donald Lives the way he writes... with foolish abandon. Susan writes about life... But can't live it. John's life is a book... Waiting to be adapted. One story... Four Lives... A million ways it can end. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El ladrón de orquídeas See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$384,478 (USA) (8 December 2002) (7 Screens)Gross:
$22,245,861 (USA) (20 April 2003)Company Credits
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Charlie Kaufman: [voiceover] Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier, my hair wouldn't be falling out. Life is short. I need to make the most of it. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I'm a walking cliché. I really need to go to the doctor and have my leg checked...
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fictional brother Donald. See more »
Written and Performed by Elvis Costello
Published by BMG Songs, Inc. o/b/o BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company/Elvis Costello Music
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products and Courtesy of Elvis Costello Ltd.
Under license from Demon Music Group Ltd. See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The flower shown during the time-lapse sequence at the end of the movie is called Amelia (an Osteospermum). See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Donald Kaufman goes through the windshield, you hear the sound of regular glass breaking. You can also see a pane of glass break off the car. Real windshields don't break like normal glass does. It doesn't make a shattering noise and doesn't shatter like window glass. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Charlie Kaufman: [voiceover] Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier, my hair wouldn't be falling out. Life is short. I need to make the most of it. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I'm a walking cliché. I really need to go to the doctor and have my leg checked...
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Crazy Credits
The screenplay is credited as being written by both Charlie Kaufman and hisfictional brother Donald. See more »
Soundtracks
"Alison"Written and Performed by Elvis Costello
Published by BMG Songs, Inc. o/b/o BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company/Elvis Costello Music
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products and Courtesy of Elvis Costello Ltd.
Under license from Demon Music Group Ltd. See more »
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