Adaption (Adaptation / The Orchid Thief) USA 2002 109 min

Adaptation.

Adaptation. is a 2002 American comedy-drama metafilm directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. The film is based on Susan Orlean’s non-fiction book The Orchid Thief, with numerous self-referential events added. The film stars Nicolas Cage as Kaufman and his fictional twin brother Donald, Meryl Streep as Orlean, and Chris Cooper as John Laroche, with Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, and Maggie Gyllenhaal in supporting roles.
Directed by
Spike Jonze
Produced by
Jonathan Demme
Vincent Landay
Edward Saxon
Screenplay by
Charlie Kaufman[a]
Based on
The Orchid Thief
by Susan Orlean