Adaptation.
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- Release Date
- February 14, 2003
- Director
- Spike Jonze
- Cast
- Nicolas Cage , Meryl Streep , Chris Cooper , Tilda Swinton , Jay Tavare , Litefoot , Roger Willie , Jim Beaver
- Runtime
- 115 Minutes
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Susan Orlean , Charlie Kaufman
- Tagline
- From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.
- Website
- http://www.sony.com/adaptation/
Summary
Based on the nonfiction novel The Orchid Thief, by Susan Orlean, which is itself based on the true story of John Laroche, a plant dealer who conspired with three Seminole Indians to clone rare orchids and sell them at exorbitant rates to plant collectors. But that's just the half of it. The movie also tells of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's (Being John Malkovich) attempts to adapt the novel to the big screen. In his effort to overcome writer's block, Kaufman seeks the help of his (fictional) brother, Donald.
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