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Adaptation. (2002)
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Ratings: 7.8/10 from 87,882 users
Metascore:
83/100
Reviews: 675 user | 222 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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| Meryl Streep | ... | ||
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| Cara Seymour | ... | ||
| Doug Jones | ... | ||
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... |
Ranger Steve Neely
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Defense Attorney
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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
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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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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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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 See more »
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Trivia
In one scene, Charlie comes home and checks his mail. He is in front of a mirror, and Donald is talking to him behind him. The reflection of fictitious Donald Kaufman in the mirror is actually the real Charlie Kaufman. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Susan Orlean talks to John La Roche in her hotel room, the cord that runs out of her phone is clearly seen. But when the conversation continues as Susan lies on the floor, the cord is gone. 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
Special thanks to the guy on the bench. See more »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 See more »
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