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Adaptation.

"From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich."

R 2002 · 1h 55m · Drama, Comedy, Crime
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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'.

Theatrical
Dec 6, 2002
Box Office
$32.8M
Budget
$19.0M
Return
1.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 20, 2003
Theaters
5
Director
Spike Jonze
Writer
Charlie Kaufman
Producers
Jonathan Demme, Vincent Landay, Edward Saxon
Music
Carter Burwell
Studio
Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico
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Affectionate Acknowledgment of Love
Amelia Kavan I love you too, you know.
The Importance of a Strong Film Ending
Robert McKee I'll tell you a secret. The last act makes the film. Wow them in the end, and you've got a hit. You can have flaws, problems, but wow them in the end, and you've got a hit. Find an ending, but don't cheat, and don't you dare bring in a deus ex machina. Your characters must change, and the change must come from them. Do that, and you'll be fine.
Inevitability of Change in Life
Susan Orlean Change is not a choice. Not for a species of plant, and not for me.
Desire for Renewal and Regret
Susan Orlean It's over. Everything, I did everything wrong. I want my life back. I want it back before everything got fucked up. I want to be a baby again. I want to be new. I want to be new.

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