Adaptation.

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 and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.

CAST

Nicolas CageCharlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl StreepSusan Orlean

Chris CooperJohn Laroche

Tilda SwintonValerie Thomas

Jay TavareMatthew Osceola

LitefootRussell

Roger WillieRandy

Jim BeaverRanger Tony

Cara SeymourAmelia Kavan

Doug JonesAugustus Margary

Gary FarmerBuster Baxley

Peter JasonDefense Attorney

Gregory ItzinProsecutor

Curtis HansonOrlean's Husband

Agnes NaDene BaddooOrlean Dinner Guest