Director: Spike Jonze

Writers: Charlie Kaufman; Donald Kaufman

Based on a book: The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

Music by: Carter Burwell

Producers: Edward Saxon; Vincent Landay; Jonathan Demme

Keywords: Drama

A screenwriter struggling with his personal life haplessly attempts to bring Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief to the silver screen.

ABSTRACT
Fresh off a successful film adaptation of his most recent pet project, Being John Malkovich, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is tapped to deliver Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief to the silver screen. Difficulties adapting the source material, outstanding as a book but not necessarily lengthy enough nor compelling in a manner suitable for theatrical audiences, combine with problems impacting Kaufman's love life to craft a tale of career trouble striking at the least opportune time.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Beaver	Actor	12-Aug-1950		Ellsworth on Deadwood
Nicolas Cage	Actor	7-Jan-1964		Leaving Las Vegas
Chris Cooper	Actor	9-Jul-1951		American Beauty
Brian Cox	Actor	1-Jun-1946		The original Hannibal Lecter
Gary Farmer	Actor	12-Jun-1953		Henry & Verlin
Judy Greer	Actor	20-Jul-1975		13 Going on 30
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Actor	16-Nov-1977		Secretary
Curtis Hanson	Film Director	24-Mar-1945	20-Sep-2016	LA Confidential
Gregory Itzin	Actor	20-Apr-1948		President Charles Logan on 24
Doug Jones	Actor	24-May-1960		Pan's Labyrinth
Nancy Lenehan	Actor	26-Apr-1953		Kay Hickey on My Name Is Earl
Ron Livingston	Actor	5-Jun-1967		Peter in Office Space
David O. Russell	Film Director	20-Aug-1958		I Heart Huckabees
Meryl Streep	Actor	22-Jun-1949		The Deer Hunter
Tilda Swinton	Actor	5-Nov-1960		The Deep End

CAST

Nicolas Cage	...   Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Meryl Streep	...   Susan Orlean
Chris Cooper	...   John Laroche
Tilda Swinton	...   Valerie
Cara Seymour	...   Amelia
Brian Cox	...   Robert McKee
Judy Greer	...   Alice the Waitress
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...   Caroline
Ron Livingston	...   Marty
Jay Tavare	...   Matthew Osceola
G. Paul Davis	...   Russell
Roger Willie	...   Randy
Jim Beaver	...   Ranger Tony
Doug Jones	...   Augustus Margary
Stephen Tobolowsky	...   Ranger Steve Neely
Gary Farmer	...   Buster Baxley
Peter Jason	...   Defense Attorney
Gregory Itzin	...   Prosecutor
Curtis Hanson	...   Orlean's Husband
Agnes Badoo	...   Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Fortune	...   Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Jasmin	...   Orlean Dinner Guest
Lisa Love	...   Orlean Dinner Guest
Wendy Mogel	...   Orlean Dinner Guest
David O. Russell	...   Orlean Dinner Guest
Bob Stephenson	...   David
Bob Yerkes	...   Charles Darwin
Lynn Court	...   Laroche's Dad
Roger E. Fanter	...   Laroche's Uncle
Sandra Gimpel	...   Laroche's Mom
Caron Colvett	...   Laroche's Wife
Larry Krask	...   EMT
John Etter	...   McKee Lecture Attendee
Ray Berrios	...   Police Officer
Nancy Lenehan	...   Kaufman's Mother
Harris Mann	...   Kaufman Twin
Marc Coppola	...   Kaufman Twin

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