
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.

Nicolas Cage
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep
Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper
John Laroche

Tilda Swinton
Valerie Thomas

Jay Tavare
Matthew Osceola

Litefoot
Russell

Roger Willie
Randy

Jim Beaver
Ranger Tony

Cara Seymour
Amelia Kavan

Doug Jones
Augustus Margary

Gary Farmer
Buster Baxley

Peter Jason
Defense Attorney

Tomka and His Friends
Tomka and His Friends

Queen Margot
Queen Margot

The Money Pit
The Money Pit

The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries

Factotum
Factotum

Cujo
Cujo

The Karate Kid Part III
The Karate Kid Part III

Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon

Marathon Man
Marathon Man

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter

Pinocchio
Pinocchio