Human Nature (2001)
Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.
Director: Michel Gondry
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Tim Robbins as Nathan Bronfman |
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Patricia Arquette as Lila Jute |
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Rhys Ifans as Puff |
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Miranda Otto as Gabrielle |
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Mary Kay Place as Nathan's Mother |
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Robert Forster as Nathan's Father |
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Peter Dinklage as Frank |
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Rosie Perez as Louise |
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Hilary Duff as Young Lila Jute |
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Miguel Sandoval as Wendall the Therapist |
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Toby Huss as Puff's Father |
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Ken Magee as Police Detective |
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Sy Richardson as Police Detective |
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David Warshofsky as Police Detective |
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Stanley DeSantis as Doctor |
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Bobby Harwell as Congressman |
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Daryl Anderson as Congressman |
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Bobby Pyle as Young Puff |
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Chase MacKenzie Bebak as Young Nathan |
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Anthony Winsick as Wayne Bronfman |
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Mary Portser as Bistro Waitress |
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Laura Grady as Aversion Therapy Model |
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Angela Little as Chester's Waitress |
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Deborah Ferrari as Stripper |
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Jeremy Kramer as Lecture Host |
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Nancy Lenehan as Puff's Mother |
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Juan Canopii as Reporter (uncredited) |
| Production | Charlie Kaufman | Producer |
| Editing | Russell Icke | Editor |
| Sound | Graeme Revell | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Michel Gondry | Director |
| Art | Gene Serdena | Set Decoration |
| Production | Spike Jonze | Producer |
| Production | Anthony Bregman | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Steiner | Costume Design |
| Art | K.K. Barrett | Production Design |
| Camera | Tim Maurice-Jones | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ted Hope | Producer |
| Production | Jeanne McCarthy | Casting |
| Art | Peter Andrus | Art Direction |
| Production | Julie Fong | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Charlie Kaufman | Writer |
| Sound | David Bach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Reese | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joe Barnett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Reese | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Pierre Buffin | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Al Goto | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim Rigby | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Joni Avery | Stunt Double |