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Adaptation. Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Adaptation.

Release Date: Friday, December 6, 2002

Director: Spike Jonze

Starring: Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Cara Seymour Ron Livingston

R Comedy N/A

  • 3.88 / 5.0
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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
It's two odd stories in one. The plot follows the attempt of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) to adapt Susan Orlean's nonfiction novel "The Orchid Thief" for the big screen. As Kaufman tries to work with the book's true story — the tale of John Laroche (Chris Cooper), a Florida plant dealer who works with Seminole Indians to create clones of rare orchids, which he sells to collectors for huge profits — he nearly goes mad. Enter his fictional twin (also Cage), a more successful version of Charlie. Charlie finally manages to finish the script, finding that in the process, he's incorporated himself and his writer's block into the story.
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Who stars in Adaptation. – Cast List

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Who is making Adaptation. – Crew List

A look at Adaptation. behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Spike Jonze last helmed Beastie Boys Story and Her.

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Production – What we know about the Adaptation.

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R Restricted for language, sexuality, some drug use, and violent images
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Adaptation. Release Date: When was the film released?

Adaptation. was released in on Friday, December 6 , 2002. There were four other movies released on the same date, including Equilibrium, Analyze That and Empire.

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