Adaption - Der Orchideen-Dieb (2002)
Der Drehbuchautor Charlie Kaufman wird von Selbstzweifeln geplagt. Als er den Auftrag annimmt, den auf Tatsachen basierenden Roman "Der Orchideendieb" zu adaptieren, ist er echt überfordert - und kommt auch mit der Roman-Autorin Susan Orlean nicht klar. Zu allem Übel nistet sich auch noch sein Zwillingsbruder Donald bei ihm zu Hause ein. Begeistert versucht Donald, seinem Bruder nachzueifern und schüttelt mal eben ein Skript über einen Serienkiller mit multipler Persönlichkeit aus dem Ärmel. Zudem hat sein Bruder auch noch regelmäßig Sex, während Charlie nicht einmal ein erstes Date gelingt. Eines Tages jedoch hat Charlie eine folgenreiche Inspiration. Er bricht die goldene Regel Er wird sein eigenes Dilemma als Rahmenhandlung in das Drehbuch einbauen! Damit setzt Charlie unbeabsichtigt eine Kettenreaktion von Ereignissen in Gang, die das Leben aller Beteiligten auf verrückt-verwirrende Weise miteinander verknotet.
Der Regisseur:
Spike Jonze
Der Autor:
Charlie Kaufman
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Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman |
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Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean |
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Chris Cooper as John Laroche |
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Tilda Swinton as Valerie Thomas |
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Jay Tavare as Matthew Osceola |
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Litefoot as Russell |
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Roger Willie as Randy |
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Jim Beaver as Ranger Tony |
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Cara Seymour as Amelia Kavan |
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Doug Jones as Augustus Margary |
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Gary Farmer as Buster Baxley |
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Peter Jason as Defense Attorney |
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Gregory Itzin as Prosecutor |
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Curtis Hanson as Orlean's Husband |
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Agnes NaDene Baddoo as Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Paul Fortune as Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Paul Jasmin as Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Lisa Love as Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Wendy Mogel as Orlean Dinner Guest |
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David O. Russell as Orlean Dinner Guest |
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Judy Greer as Alice the Waitress |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal as Caroline Cunningham |
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Bob Stephenson as David |
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Bob Yerkes as Charles Darwin |
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Lynn Court as Laroche’s Dad |
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Roger E. Fanter as Laroche’s Uncle |
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Sandra Lee Gimpel as Laroche’s Mom |
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Caron Colvett as Laroche’s Wife |
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Larry Krask as EMT |
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Ron Livingston as Marty Bowen |
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Brian Cox as Robert McKee |
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John Etter as McKee Lecture Attendee |
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Ray Berrios as Police Officer |
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Nancy Lenehan as Kaufman’s Mother |
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John Cusack as John Cusack (uncredited) |
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Catherine Keener as Catherine Keener (uncredited) |
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John Malkovich as John Malkovich (uncredited) |
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Curt Clendenin as Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
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Donald Dowd as Cafe Customer (uncredited) |
| Camera | Lance Acord | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eric Zumbrunnen | Editor |
| Production | Vincent Landay | Producer |
| Art | Gene Serdena | Set Decoration |
| Production | Edward Saxon | Producer |
| Production | Justine Arteta | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Casey Storm | Costume Design |
| Production | Jonathan Demme | Producer |
| Directing | Spike Jonze | Director |
| Writing | Charlie Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Art | Peter Andrus | Art Direction |
| Art | K.K. Barrett | Production Design |
| Writing | Susan Orlean | Novel |
| Crew | Molly Hansen | Other |
| Production | Kim Davis-Wagner | Casting |
| Production | Charlie Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Saraf | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Jonathan Paley | Stand In |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Derek Vanderhorst | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Abrahamsen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Mark Weber | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kent Sparling | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Beggs | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Julia Shirar | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Sound | David A. Cohen | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Farrow | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Nick Peck | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jory K. Prum | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Everett Moore | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marnie Moore | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jeremy Molod | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Franklin Bergad | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | William Storkson | Foley Supervisor |
| Crew | Julie Janney | Stand In |
| Camera | Paul Taylor | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Carnel | Stunts |
| Directing | Chiemi Karasawa | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Rick Barker | Stunts |
| Camera | Thomas Lohmann | Camera Operator |
| Production | Karen Koch | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Thomas Patrick Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jamie Felz | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Brian O'Kelley | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Wardrobe Designer |
| Crew | Norb Phillips | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddie Yansick | Stunts |
| Crew | Marco Kyris | Stand In |
| Crew | Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Nina Chien | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Scott Rogers | Stunts |
| Camera | Mark Williams | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Michael S. Adler | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shari Gray | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joel Harlow | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roz Music | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Mark Fay | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Gary D'Amico | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Marit | Costumer |
| Sound | Drew Kunin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Barber | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Waggoner | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Gray Marshall | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Mike Pickel | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Coscia | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Harkins | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Danny Andersen | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anita Louise Brown | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debbie Travis | Costumer |
| Lighting | Chris Weigand | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Richard Schuler | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacy Horn | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Lawrence L. Commans | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Zoli Hajdu | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Gino Nix | Key Grip |
| Art | Lynn Christopher | Set Designer |
| Art | Grant Samson | Leadman |
| Art | Jeffrey Paul Johnson | Property Master |
| Production | Rick C. Taplin | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Chris Forster | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Andrew J. Sacks | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Seve Spracklen | Production Accountant |
| Art | Peter Davidson | Set Designer |
| Art | Patti McNulty | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Anders Rundblad | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Ronald Stinton | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Editing | Eric E. Osmond | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Dan Bradley | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Stephen Bures | Actor's Assistant |
| Directing | Gregory J. Smith | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Nathan R. Fitzgerald | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | David Bach | ADR Editor |
| Camera | Ben Kaller | Still Photographer |
| Art | Chris Vail | Assistant Property Master |
| Editing | Bob Fredrickson | Color Timer |
| Crew | Griff Ruggles | Transportation Captain |