
1h 55m
2002-12-06
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'.
Spike Jonze
Duration: 1h 55m
Budget: $19,000,000
Revenue: $32,800,000

Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Susan Orlean

John Laroche

Valerie Thomas

Matthew Osceola

Russell

Randy

Ranger Tony

Amelia Kavan

Augustus Margary

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

Alice the Waitress

Caroline Cunningham

David

Charles Darwin

Laroche’s Dad

Laroche’s Uncle

Laroche’s Mom

Laroche’s Wife

EMT

Marty Bowen

Robert McKee

McKee Lecture Attendee

Police Officer

Kaufman’s Mother

John Cusack (uncredited)

Catherine Keener (uncredited)

John Malkovich (uncredited)

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Cafe Customer (uncredited)